| Description |
xxi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
1. Meeting the challenge of global warming / William R. Cline -- Climate change - opponents' views -- 2. Communicable diseases / Anne Mills and Sam Shillcutt -- Communicable diseases - opponents' views -- 3. The challenge of reducing the global incidence of civil war / Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler -- The challenge of conflicts - opponents' views -- 4. Toward a new consensus for addressing the global challenge of the lack of education / Lant Pritchett -- The challenge of lack of education - opponents' views -- 5. The challenge of poor governance and corruption / Susan Rose-Ackerman -- The challenge of poor governance and corruption - opponents' views -- 6. Hunger and malnutrition / Jere R. Behrman, Harold Alderman and John Hoddinott -- Hunger and malnutrition - opponents' views -- 7. Population and migration / Philip Martin -- Population : migration - opponents' views -- 8. The water challenge / Frank Rijsberman -- The water challenge - opponents' views -- 9. Subsidies and trade barriers / Kym Anderson -- Subsidies and trade barriers - opponents' views |
| Summary |
"Written by Bjørn Lomborg, this abridged version of 'Global Crises, Global Solutions' provides a serious yet accessible springboard for debate and discussion on the world's most serious problem, and what we can do to solve them. In a world fraught with problems and challenges, we need to gauge how to achieve the greatest good with our money. This book provides a rich set of dialogs examining ten of the most serious challenges facing the world today: climate change, the spread of communicable diseases, conflicts and arms proliferation, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation and access to clean water, and subsidies and trade barriers. Each problem is introduced by a world-renowned expert who defines the scale of the issue and examines a range of policy options." -- Publisher description |
| Notes |
An abridged edition of: Global crises, global solutions / edited by Bjørn Lomborg. 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Appropriate technology.
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International cooperation.
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Globalization.
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Economic development.
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Economic policy.
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Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
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| Author |
Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965-
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| LC no. |
2006009560 |
| ISBN |
9780521866798 hardback |
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0521866790 hardback |
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9780521685719 paperback |
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0521685710 paperback |
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