Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice. Sachs outlines the holistic way forward: sustainable development. This provocative work offers readers, students, activists, environmentalists, and policy makers the tools, metrics, and practical pathways they need to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Far more than a rhetorical exercise, this book is designed to inform, inspire, and spur action. Based on Sachs's twelve years as director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, his thirteen years advising the United Nations secretary-general on the Millennium Development Goals, and his recent presentation of these ideas in a popular online course, The Age of Sustainable Development is a landmark publication and a clarion call for all who care about our planet and global justice.
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Description based upon print version of record. Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice. Sachs outlines the holistic way forward: sustainable development. This provocative work offers readers, students, activists, environmentalists, and policy makers the tools, metrics, and practical pathways they need to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Far more than a rhetorical exercise, this book is designed to inform, inspire, and spur action. Based on Sachs's twelve years as director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, his thirteen years advising the United Nations secretary-general on the Millennium Development Goals, and his recent presentation of these ideas in a popular online course, The Age of Sustainable Development is a landmark publication and a clarion call for all who care about our planet and global justice.
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Cover Epigraph Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction to Sustainable Development I. What Is Sustainable Development? II. An Introduction to Economic Growth III. Continuing Poverty in the Midst of Plenty IV. Global Environmental Threats Caused by Economic Development V. Pathways to Sustainable Development 2. An Unequal World I. Incomes Around the World II. Urban-Rural Inequality III. Income Inequality Within Countries.
IV. Measuring Wellbeing V. Convergence or Divergence? 3. A Brief History of Economic Development I. The Age of Modern Economic Growth II. The Industrial Revolution Begins in England III. The Great Waves of Technological Change IV. The Diffusion of Economic Growth V. Economic Development Since World War II: The Making of Globalization 4. Why Some Countries Developed While Others Stayed Poor I. The Idea of Clinical Economics II. A Further Look at Geography-Transport, Energy, Disease, and Crops III. The Role of Culture-Demography, Education, and Gender.
IV. The Role of Politics V. Which Countries Are Still Stuck in Poverty? 5. Ending Extreme Poverty I. The Reasons to Believe That Extreme Poverty Can Be Ended II. Strategies to End Extreme Poverty III. South Asia-the Continuing Challenge of Food Supply IV. A Closer Look at Official Development Assistance V. Designing Practical Interventions-the Case of the Millennium Villages 6. Planetary Boundaries I. Planetary Boundaries II. Growth Dynamics III. The Case of Energy IV. The Case of Food V. Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development.
VI. Economic Growth Within Planetary Boundaries 7. Social Inclusion I. The Ethics of Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality II. United Nations Declarations, Covenants, and the MDGs III. Divided Societies IV. Forces of Widening Inequalities V. Gender Inequality 8. Education for All I. Life Cycle Approach to Human Development II. Early Childhood Development III. The Rising Returns of Education and the Supply Response IV. Social Mobility V. The Role of Higher Education in Technological Advance 9. Health for All I. Universal Health Coverage.
II. Poverty and Disease III. Designing and Financing Primary Health Systems in Low-Income Countries IV. Ten Recommended Steps to Health for All in the Poorest Countries V. The Continuing Challenges of Health Coverage in the High-Income Countries 10. Food Security I. Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger II. Farm Systems, Ecology, and Food Security III. How Environmental Change Threatens the Food System IV. How the Food System Threatens the Environment V. Toward a Sustainable Global Food Supply 11. Resilient Cities.
I. The Patterns of Urbanization Around the World.
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Print version: Sachs, Jeffrey D. The Age of Sustainable Development New York : Columbia University Press,c2015