JeffreyD.Sachsisoneoftheworld’smostperceptiveandoriginalanalystsofglobaldevelopment.Inthismajornewworkhepresentsacompellingandpracticalframeworkforhowglobalcitizenscanuseaholisticwayforwardtoaddresstheseeminglyintractableworldwideproblemsofpersistentextremepoverty,environmentaldegradation,andpolitical-economicinjustice:sustainabledevelopment.Sachsoffersreaders,students,activists,environmentalists,andpolicymakersthetools,metrics,andpracticalpathwaystheyneedtoachieveSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Farmorethanarhetoricalexercise,thisbookisdesignedtoinform,inspire,andspuraction.BasedonSachs’stwelveyearsasdirectoroftheEarthInstituteatColumbiaUniversity,histhirteenyearsadvisingtheUnitedNationssecretary-generalontheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,andhisrecentpresentationoftheseideasinapopularonlinecourse,TheAgeofSustainableDevelopmentisalandmarkpublicationandclarioncallforallwhocareaboutourplanetandglobaljustice.
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