How much have global problems cost the world? : a scorecard from 1900 to 2050 / edited by Bjørn Lomborg.

Contributor(s):

Lomborg, Bjørn

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: xvii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text
text

Media type:

unmediated
unmediated

Carrier type:

volume
volume

ISBN:

9781107679337 (pbk.)
9781107027336 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

Social problems -- Economic aspects -- History

DDC classification:

303.372 HOW 23 007793

LOC classification:

HN13 .H676 2013

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	303.372 HOW 007793 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007793

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.

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.

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