Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet Paperback - 2009
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
In Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's mostrespected economists and the author of The New York Times bestseller The End of Poverty-offers an urgent assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, andextreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity. Through crystalline examinationof hard facts, Sachs predicts the cascade of crises that awaits this crowded planet-andpresents a program of sustainable development and international cooperation that will correctthis dangerous course. Few luminaries anywhere on the planet are as schooled in thisdaunting subject as Sachs, and this is the vital product of his experience and wisdom.
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- Title Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
- Author Jeffrey D. Sachs
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Pages 386
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2009-02-24
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143114871 / 0143114875
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.44 x 5.38 x 0.94 in (21.44 x 13.67 x 2.39 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007035111
- Dewey Decimal Code 338.9
Media reviews
-The New York Times Book Review
"Jeffrey Sachs never disappoints. . . . This book is an excellent resource for all those who want to understand what changes the twenty-first century may bring."
-Kofi Annan, winner of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize and former secretary-general of the United Nations
"Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces."
-Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and former vice president of the United States
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