Global challenges : an approach to environmental, political, and economic problems / Todd Sandler.
By: Sandler, Todd
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, ©1997Description: xvii, 234 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 0521583071 (hc); 0521587492 (pbk.).Subject(s): Economic policy -- International cooperation | Environmental policy -- International cooperation | Competition, InternationalDDC classification: 338.9/Sa56 Other classification: CAS Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| CAS 338.5/C67 MIcroeconomics / | CAS 338.9/H63 Global issues : | CAS 338.9/M17 Conflict and development / | CAS 338.9/Sa56 Global challenges : | CAS 338.91 B32 International development : | CAS 338.927/D37 Sustainable development of natural resources / | CAS 338.927/G58 Sustainability assessment / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and indexes.
1. Apocalypse now or never? -- 2. Global interdependencies: Basic tools and principles -- 3. For our children's children -- 4. Global house -- 5. Architecture of institutions -- 6. Change we must: Evolutionary concerns -- 7. Equity among nations? -- 8. Near horizons.
Using simple economic reasoning, this book analyzes a broad range of global challenges including global warming, ozone shield depletion, acid rain, nuclear waste disposal, revolution dispersion, international terrorism, disease eradication, population growth, tropical deforestation, and peacemaking. These challenges are put into perspective in terms of scientific, economic, and political considerations. Many of these contingencies are shown to be solvable or reduceable without much explicit coordination among nations. Although there is no single panacea for these challenges, much can be done to tailor solutions. This book is intended for a wide audience drawn from the social sciences, including economics, environmental studies, political science, sociology, and public policy. It should also interest the general reader who wants to learn about global challenges.
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