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Author:

Sachs, Jeffrey.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Penguin Group USA

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xiii, 386 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Economic policy.
Sustainable development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-369) and index.

Contents:

power of one. Edward O. Wilson -- 14. The New economics for the twenty-first century -- 1. Common challenges, common wealth -- 2. Our crowded planet -- pt. 2. Environmental sustainability -- 3. The anthropocene -- 4. Global solutions to climate change -- 5. Securing our water needs -- 6. A home for all species -- pt. 3. The demographic challenge -- 7. Global population dynamics -- 8. Completing the demographic transition -- pt. 4. Prosperity for all -- 9. The strategy of economic development -- 10. Ending poverty traps -- 11. Economic security in a changing world -- pt. 5. Global problem solving -- 12. Rethinking foreign policy -- 13. Achieving global goals -- 14. The power of one.

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.

ISBN:

0143114875 (pbk.)
9780143114871 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)233548105

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)