The Age of Sustainable Development

The Age of Sustainable Development

by Bob Souer, Jeffrey D. Sachs
Released September 2016
Publisher(s): Tantor Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781515990871

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Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice. Sachs outlines the holistic way forward: sustainable development. This provocative work 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 fourteen years as Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and as Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals, The Age of Sustainable Development is a landmark publication and a clarion call for all who care about our planet and global justice.

Product information

  • Title: The Age of Sustainable Development
  • Author(s): Bob Souer, Jeffrey D. Sachs
  • Release date: September 2016
  • Publisher(s): Tantor Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9781515990871