TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lomborg,Bjørn
TI  - How much have global problems cost the world?: a scorecard from 1900 to 2050 
SN  - 9781107679337 (pbk.)
AV  - HN13 .H676 2013
U1  - 303.372 HOW 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press, 
KW  - Social problems
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction /​ Bjørn Lomborg
Summaries
1. Air pollution /​ Guy Hutton
2. Armed conflicts /​ S. Brock Blomberg and Gregory D. Hess
3. Climate change /​ Richard S. J. Tol
4. Ecosystems and biodiversity /​ Anil Markandya and Aline Chiabai
5. Education /​ Harry Anthony Patrinos and George Psacharopoulos
6. Gender inequality /​ Joyce P. Jacobsen
7. Human health /​ Dean T. Jamison, Prabhat Jha, Varun Malhotra and Stephane Verguet
8. Malnutrition /​ Sue Horton and Richard H. Steckel
9. Trade barriers /​ Kym Anderson
10. Water and sanitation /​ Marc Jeuland, David Fuente, Semra Özdemir, Maura Allaire and Dale Whittington
Index
N2  - In this book, some of the world's leading economists discuss ten problems that have blighted human development, ranging from malnutrition, education, and climate change, to trade barriers and armed conflicts. Costs of the problems are quantified in percent of GDP, giving readers a unique opportunity to understand the development of each problem over the past century and the likely development into the middle of this century, and to compare the size of the challenges
UR  - http://openisbn.com/isbn/1107679338/
ER  -