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Author:

Sachs, Jeffrey.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

386 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Economic policy.
Sustainable development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-369) and index.

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.

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:

1594201277
9781594201271

LCCN:

2007035111

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USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

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OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

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