Global crises, global solutions / edited by Bjørn Lomborg.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Climate change / William R. Cline ; Alternative perspectives / Robert Mendelsohn, Alan S. Manne -- Communicable diseases / Anne Mills and Sam Shillcutt ; Alternative perspectives / David B. Evans, Jacques van der Gaag -- Conflicts / Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler ; Alternative perspectives / Michael D. Intriligator, Tony Addison -- Access to education / Lant Pritchett ; Alternative perspectives / T. Paul Schultz, Ludger Wössmann -- Financial instability / Barry Eichengreen ; Alternative perspectives / Charles Wyplosz, Peter Blair Henry -- Governance and corruption / Susan Rose-Ackerman ; Alternative perspectives / Jens Christopher Andvig, Jean Cartier-Bresson -- Malnutrition and hunger / Jere R. Behrman, Harold Alderman and John Hoddinott ; Alternative perspectives / Peter Svedberg, Simon Appleton -- Migration / Philip Martin ; Alternative perspectives / Mark Rosenzweig, Roger Böhning -- Sanitation and access to clean water / Frank Rijsberman ; Alternative perspectives / John J. Boland, Henry Vaux, Jr. -- Subsidies and trade barriers / Kym Anderson ; Alternative perspectives / Jan Pronk, Arvind Panagariya -- Expert panel ranking / Jagdish N. Bhagwati [and others] -- Epilogue : Youth forum : human benefit analysis / Christian Friis Bach.
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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.