Common wealth : economics for a crowded planet / by Sachs, Jeffrey. 586238

“…Assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity, with practical solutions based on a new economic paradigm for our crowded planet.…”

Engines of Innovation : The Entrepreneurial University in The Twenty-First Century / by Thorp, H. Holden, 1964-, author 516109, Goldstein, Buck, author 516110

“…They argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change, extreme poverty, childhood diseases, and an impending worldwide shortage of clean water. …”

STRIVING for INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT : FROM PANGKOR TO A MODERN MALAYSIAN STATE / by Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Raja, author

“…One response by the government was the start of redistributive policies and aggressive affirmative action, with the launch of the New Economic Policy in 1971.0Almost 50 years later, sustained rapid economic growth and a modernizing economy have led to fast-rising incomes, the ending of extreme poverty and the emergence of a sizeable middle class, despite setbacks during financial and economic crises.0?…”

World Study of Deforestation / by Solomon, Thora, author 648876

“…Illegal logging in Madagascar has been a problem for decades and is perpetuated by extreme poverty and government corruption. Often taking the form of selective logging, the trade has been driven by high international demand for expensive, fine-grained lumber such as rosewood and ebony. …”
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