The Age of Sustainable Development

Jeffrey D. Sachs presents a compelling and practical framework to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development. Sachs explains how modern societies can develop economically, equitably, and sustainably.

List of contents

Foreword, by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Sustainable Development
2. An Unequal World
3. A Brief History of Economic Development
4. Why Some Countries Developed While Others Stayed Poor
5. Ending Extreme Poverty
6. Planetary Boundaries
7. Social Inclusion
8. Education for All
9. Health for All
10. Food Security
11. Resilient Cities
12. Climate Change
13. Saving Biodiversity and Protecting Ecosystem Services
14. Sustainable Development Goals
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jeffrey D. Sachs, geb. 1954 in Detroit, ist einer der einflussreichsten Entwicklungsökonomen der Welt. Er leitet das Earth Institute der Columbia Universität in New York und ist der breiten Öffentlichkeit als Direktor des UN Millenium Projekts zur globalen Armutsbekämpfung bekannt. Es gibt keine maßgebliche internationale Organisation im Bereich der Entwicklungsökonomie, für die Sachs nicht tätig gewesen ist.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey D Sachs, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sachs Jeffrey D.
• Assisted by: Ban Ki-moon (Foreword)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2015
• EAN: 9780231173155
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17315-5
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 232 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Environmental Economics, Environmental policy & protocols, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Environmental policy and protocols