Bibliograph

Common wealth, economics for a crowded planet, Jeffrey D. Sachs

Type

Label

Common wealth, economics for a crowded planet, Jeffrey D. Sachs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-369) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Common wealth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

167764116

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Sub title

economics for a crowded planet

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Edward O. Wilson -- Part 1: New economics for the twenty-first century. Common challenges, common wealth ; Our crowded planet -- Part 2: Environmental sustainability. The anthropocene ; Global solutions to climate change ; Securing our water needs ; A home for all species -- Part 3: The demographic challenge. Global population dynamics ; Completing the demographic transition -- Part 4: Prosperity for all. The strategy of economic development ; Ending poverty traps ; Economic security in a changing world -- Part 5: Global problem solving. Rethinking foreign policy ; Achieving global goals ; The power of one

Classification

Creator