Global crises, global solutions / edited by Bjørn Lomborg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International cooperation.

Globalization.

Economic development.

Economic policy.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 648 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A unique publication exploring the opportunities for addressing ten of the most serious challenges facing the world today: Climate Change, Communicable Diseases, Conflicts, Education, Financial Instability, Corruption, Migration, Malnutrition and Hunger, Trade Barriers, Access to Water. 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 defining the scale of the problem and describing the costs and benefits of a range of policy options to improve the situation. Each challenge is evaluated by economists from North America, Europe and China who attempt 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:

Climate change / William R. Cline

Alternative perspectives / Robert Mendelsohn, Alan S. Manne

Communicable diseases / Anne Mills and Sam Shillcutt

Alternative perspectives / David B. Evans, Jacques van der Gaag

Conflicts / Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler

Alternative perspectives / Michael D. Intriligator, Tony Addison

Access to education / Lant Pritchett

Alternative perspectives / T. Paul Schultz, Ludger Wössmann

Financial instability / Barry Eichengreen

Alternative perspectives / Charles Wyplosz, Peter Blair Henry

Governance and corruption / Susan Rose-Ackerman

Alternative perspectives / Jens Christopher Andvig, Jean Cartier-Bresson

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

Alternative perspectives / Peter Svedberg, Simon Appleton

Migration / Philip Martin

Alternative perspectives / Mark Rosenzweig, Roger Böhning

Sanitation and access to clean water / Frank Rijsberman

Alternative perspectives / John J. Boland, Henry Vaux, Jr.

Subsidies and trade barriers / Kym Anderson

Alternative perspectives / Jan Pronk, Arvind Panagariya

Expert panel ranking / Jagdish N. Bhagwati [and others]

Epilogue : Youth forum : human benefit analysis / Christian Friis Bach.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-107-16387-0

0-511-33839-2

1-280-70244-3

0-511-23070-2

0-511-33730-2

0-511-23147-4

0-511-22908-9

0-511-32428-6

0-511-49262-6

0-511-22992-5

OCLC:

476118344