Posted on 05/04/08
Saving the planet: The answer is ...
COMMON WEALTHEconomics for a Crowded PlanetBy Jeffrey D. SachsPenguin Press, 386 pages, $31Jeffrey Sachs's new book is the author's blueprint for how global society should solve mankind's most pressing problems: climate change, shortage of water, excessive population growth (compared to energy and food capacity of the Earth), diseases (including AIDS), poverty and U.S. foreign policy. The way to solve them is through international co-operation, led by the rich countries, the United States in particular. Epistemologically and practically, the process of solution goes through four stages: We need to have clear objectives, effective technology, clear strategy of implementation and a source of financing.
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