Solutions for the World's Biggest Problems: Costs and Benefits

by Bjørn Lomborg

Book Overview

The world has many pressing problems. Thanks to the efforts of governments, NGOs, and individual activists there is no shortage of ideas for resolving them. However, even if all governments were willing to spend more money on solving the problems, we cannot do it all at once. We have to prioritize; and in order to do this we need a better sense of the costs and benefits of each 'solution'. This book offers a rigorous overview of twenty-three of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521715970
• ISBN13: 9780521715973
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"