| Description |
xiii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-369) and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Edward O. Wilson -- pt. 1. 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 -- Acknowledgments -- List of acronyms -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Subject |
Economic policy.
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Sustainable development.
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| ISBN |
9781594201271 |
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1594201277 |
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