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28%OFFJeffrey Sachs - The Age of Sustainable Development - 9780231173155 - V9780231173155
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The Age of Sustainable Development

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Description for The Age of Sustainable Development Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 237 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; RND; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 232 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development. Sachs 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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231173155
SKU
V9780231173155
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About Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, best-selling author, and syndicated columnist. He serves as the director of the Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and professor of health policy and management at Columbia University. He is special advisor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations on the Millennium Development ... Read more

Reviews for The Age of Sustainable Development
Jeff Sachs's admirable book explains what sustainable development means, why it matters, and our history in relation to our environment. It shows how the pattern of growth we have followed has placed intense strains on our planet and generated severe risks to our lives and livelihoods. Above all, it explains clearly where we can go and how to get there. ... Read more

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