01803nam a2200301Ia 4500 290421 20201023062709.0 070823s2008 nyuabf b 001 0 eng 2007035111 9781594201271 1594201277 (OCoLC)ocn167764116 (OCoLC)167764116 (OCoLC)148702152 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP ILC C#P VP@ LMR NLGGC DLC HD87 .S23 2008 338.9 A1212c 22 Sachs, Jeffrey David, LEMB 3645 Common wealth economics for a crowded planet Jeffrey D. Sachs. New York Penguin Press 2008. xiii, 386 p., [8] p. of plates ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-369) and index. 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. 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. Economic Policy Local 90030 Sustainable development 176115 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007035111-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007035111-d.html 210403 210403 0 0 ddc 0 338_900000000000000_S1212C 0 evl 345069 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 17.35 431677 0 338.9 S1212c 80000002382714 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:290421 6