Global crises, global solutions

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Global crises, global solutions

edited by Bjørn Lomborg

Cambridge University Press, 2004

  • : hardback
  • : pbk

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"Copenhagen Consensus 2004"--Cover

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Description

A unique publication exploring the opportunities for addressing ten of the most serious challenges facing the world today: Climate Change, Communicable Diseases, Conflicts, Education, Financial Instability, Corruption, Migration, Malnutrition and Hunger, Trade Barriers, Access to Water. In a world fraught with problems and challenges, we need to gauge how to achieve the greatest good with our money. Global Crises, Global Solutions provides a rich set of arguments and data for prioritising our response most effectively. Each problem is introduced by a world-renowned expert defining the scale of the problem and describing the costs and benefits of a range of policy options to improve the situation. Each challenge is evaluated by economists from North America, Europe and China who attempt a ranking of the most promising options. Whether you agree or disagree with the analysis or conclusions, Global Crises, Global Solutions provides a serious, yet accessible, springboard for debate and discussion.

Table of Contents

  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • List of boxes
  • Preface
  • List of contributors
  • List of abbreviations and acronyms
  • Introduction Bjorn Lomborg
  • Part I. The Challenges: 1. Climate change William Cline
  • Alternative perspectives 1.1 Robert Mendelsohn 1.2 Alan S. Manne
  • 2. Communicable diseases Anne Mills and Sam Shilcutt
  • Alternative perspectives 2.1 David B. Evans 2.2 Jacques van der Gaag
  • 3. Conflicts and arms proliferation Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler
  • Alternative perspectives 3.1 Michael D. Intraligator 3.2 Tony Addison
  • 4. Access to education Lant Pritchett
  • Alternative perspectives 4.1 T. Paul Schultz 4.2 Ludger Woebmann
  • 5. Financial instability Barry Eichengreen
  • Alternative perspectives 5.1 Charles Wyplosz
  • 5.2 Peter Blair Henry
  • 6. Governance and corruption Susan Rose-Ackerman
  • Alternative perspectives 6.1 Jens Christopher Andvig
  • 6.2 Jean Cartier-Bresson
  • 7. Malnutrition and hunger Jere R. Behrman, Harold Alderman and John Hoddinott
  • Alternative perspectives 7.1 Peter Svedberg
  • 7.2 Simon Appleton
  • 8. Migration Philip Martin
  • Alternative perspectives 8.1 Mark Rosenzweig 8.2 Roger Boehning
  • 9. Sanitation and access to clean water Frank Rijsberman
  • Alternative perspectives 9.1 John J. Boland 9.2 Henry Vaux, Jr. 10. Subsidies and trade barriers Kym Anderson
  • Alternative perspectives 10.1 Jan Pronk 10.2 Arvind Panagariya
  • Part II. Ranking the Opportunities: Jagdish Bhagwati, Robert Fogel, Bruno Frey, Justin Yifu Lin, Douglass North, Thomas Schelling, Vernon Smith and Nancy Stokey
  • Expert Panel
  • Youth Parliament
  • Index.

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