The Age of Sustainable Development

by Jeffrey D. Sachs

Book Overview

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development.

Sachs offers readers, students, activists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231173156
• ISBN13: 9780231173155
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 3.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher