Global Crises, Global Solutions

Bookwatch, The, Feb, 2005

Global Crises, Global Solutions

Bjorn Lomborg

Cambridge University Press

40 West 20th Street, NY, NY 10011-4211

0521606144 $34.99 www.cambridge.org

Global Crises, Global Solutions is an anthology of scholarly essays by learned authors directly addressing problems facing the world today, such as climate change, financial instability, communicable diseases, conflicts, cooruption, malnutrition and hunger, trade barriers, water access and more. Each problem is discussed from the point of view of an expert skilled at analyzing the problem's scale as well as cost-and-benefit policy options for improving the situation. Shorter pieces from additional experts with alternative positions provide balance in this superb springboard for debate and understanding key issues. Especially recommended reading for government employees, non-governmental organizations, students of public policy and applied economics, and any individual with a direct personal or professional interest in global development issues.