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Common Wealth: economics for a crowded planet

LSE public lecture


Jeffrey Sachs argues the need a new economic paradigm—global, inclusive, cooperative, environmentally aware, and science based—because we are running up against the realities of a crowded planet. The alternative is a series of cascading threats to global well-being, all of which are solvable but potentially disastrous if left unattended. Prosperity must be maintained through new strategies for sustainable development that complement market forces, spread sustainable technologies, stabilize the global population, and enable the billion poorest people to escape from the trap of extreme poverty.

This event marks launch of Professor Sachs’ new book Common Wealth: economics for a crowded planet (Allen Lane, March 2008).

Jeffrey D Sachs is director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He served as special adviser to former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals.


Speaker(s):

Professor Jeffrey D Sachs | talks
Professor David Held | talks

 

Date and Time:

2 May 2008 at 6:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science
Houghton St
London
WC2A 2AE


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Organised by:

London School of Economics & Political Science
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Tickets:

Free

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