Global crises, global solutions : priorities for a world of scarcity / edited by Bjørn Lomborg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social problems.

Economic development.

Economic policy.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

xxii, 648 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Summary:

A unique publication exploring the opportunities for addressing ten of the most serious challenges facing the world today: climate change, 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. In a world fraught with problems and challenges, we need to gauge how to achieve the greatest good with our money. Global Crises, Global Solutions provides a rich set of arguments and data for prioritising our response most effectively. Each problem is introduced by a world-renowned expert who defines the scale of the problem and describes the costs and benefits of a range of policy options to improve the situation. Debate is encouraged through the addition of two sets of 'alternative perspectives' for each proposal, each also written by an internationally recognised expert. The complete set of policy proposals is evaluated by eight of the world's top economists - including three Nobel Laureates - from North America, Europe and China, who present a ranking of the most promising options. Whether you agree or disagree with the analysis or conclusions, Global Crises, Global Solutions provides a serious, yet accessible, springboard for debate and discussion.

Contents:

Part I The Challenges

1 Climate change / William R. Cline 13

Alternative perspectives

1.1 Robert Mendelsohn 44

1.2 Alan S. Manne 49

Rejoinder 56

2 Communicable diseases / Anne Mills, Sam Shillcutt 62

2.1 David B. Evans 115

2.2 Jacques van der Gaag 124

3 Conflicts / Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler 129

3.1 Michael D. Intriligator 157

3.2 Tony Addison 165

4 Access to education / Lant Pritchett 175

4.1 T. Paul Schultz 235

4.2 Ludger Wossmann 241

5 Financial instability / Barry Eichengreen 251

5.1 Charles Wyplosz 281

5.2 Peter Blair Henry 290

6 Governance and corruption / Susan Rose-Ackerman 301

6.1 Jens Christopher Andvig 345

6.2 Jean Cartier-Bresson 355

7 Malnutrition and hunger / Jere R. Behrman, Harold Alderman, John Hoddinott 363

7.1 Peter Svedberg 421

7.2 Simon Appleton 435

8 Migration / Philip Martin 443

8.1 Mark Rosenzweig 478

8.2 Roger Bohning 489

9 Sanitation and access to clean water / Frank Rijsberman 498

9.1 John J. Boland 528

9.2 Henry Vaux, Jr. 535

10 Subsidies and trade barriers / Kym Anderson 541

10.1 Jan Pronk 578

10.2 Arvind Panagariya 592

Part II Ranking the Opportunities

Expert Panel Ranking 605

Jagdish N. Bhagwati

Robert W. Fogel

Bruno S. Frey

Justin Yifu Lin

Douglass C. North

Thomas C. Schelling

Vernon L. Smith

Nancy L. Stokey

Epilogue: Youth Forum: Human Benefit Analysis / Christian Friis Bach 645.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0521844460

0521606144

OCLC:

56639829