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Essential reading . . . could easily end up serving as the manifesto for global affairs' ALLISTER HEATH, LITERARY REVIEW Jeffrey Sachs is one of the world's leading thinkers and activists in economic development. In this inspiring new book he sets out a realistic, practical plan for solving the most severe crises our world faces - population growth, climate change, extreme poverty - in a way that will ultimately benefit all of us. By harnessing new technology and a new ethic of global co-operation, he shows, we can find common ground in our crowded world, leaving a healthy, healed planet for future generations. It is a book which appeals equally to the head and the heart. 'Common Wealth is a plan for saving the planet' ALAN BEATTIE, FINANCIAL TIMES 'Timely and significant . . . written with admirable clarity' MARTIN VANDER WEYER, DAILY TELEGRAPH 'With powerful illustrations and moving words, he describes what humanity must do if we are to share a common future on this planet' KOFI ANNAN 'This is Bigthink with a capital B' DANIEL GROSS, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
ISBN-139780141026152
eBay Product ID (ePID)96796553
Product Key Features
Number of Pages416 Pages
Publication NameCommon Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, Geography & Geosciences, Politics
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorJeffrey Sachs
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight315 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJeffrey Sachs