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Common wealth : economics for a crowded planet / Jeffrey D. Sachs.

Author/creator Sachs, Jeffrey
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Common challenges, common wealth -- Our crowded planet -- The anthropocene -- Global solutions to climate change -- Securing our water needs -- A home for all species -- Global population dynamics -- Completing the demographic transition -- The strategy of economic development -- Ending poverty traps -- Economic security in a changing world -- Rethinking foreign policy -- Achieving global goals -- The power of one.
Abstract Assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity, with practical solutions based on a new economic paradigm for our crowded planet.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [361]-369) and index.
LCCN 2007035111
ISBN9781594201271
ISBN1594201277

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Joyner General Stacks HD 87 .S23 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold