The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity With Nature

The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity With Nature

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作者: Paul Collier 著

出版社: Allen Lane

出版时间: 2010-05

ISBN: 9781846142239

定价: 266.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>经济

PaulCollier's"TheBottomBillion"hadaprofoundimpactonourthinkingaboutglobalpoverty.Now,with"ThePlunderedPlanet",hehassethimselfanevenmoreambitiousgoal:toreconciletheimmediateneedsoftheworld'sburgeoningpopulationwithasustainableenvironmentalfuture.Isitpossibletocontinuetofeedandclotheourselveswithoutdespoilingtheplanetforfuturegenerations?Canthepoorestnationsharnesstheeconomicopportunitiesthatnaturalresourcesprovideforlong-termeconomicgrowth?Howdoesourtreatmentofagricultureandfisheriesneedtochange?Isthereafairandeffectivewaytodealwiththeworld'scarbonemissions?Whatkindofframeworkdoweneedtodealwithalltheseissues?Theworld'sresponsetothesequestionshas,todate,beenincrediblyunimpressive.Colliershowshowtheextremeandcontrastingimpulsesofuncheckedprofiteering-byindividuals,corporationsandgovernments-andbackward-lookingenvironmentalromanticismhavesofarthwartedanyconstructivecooperation.Hereheprovidesanethicalframeworkonwhichtoagreefuturepolicy.And,basedonhisownground-breakingresearchintotheseissues,heoffersrealisticandsustainablesolutions.Thechainsofdecision-makingrequiredaresubtleandfragilebut,ashearguespersuasively,thesearepoliciesthatgovernmentsandcorporationsaroundtheworldurgentlyneedtoadopt.Collierdemonstrates,aboveallelse,thatoureconomicandenvironmentalinterestsarenotinfactcompeting;theyaremutuallydependentandwewewillnotbeabletosurviveunlesswereconcilethemnow."ThePlunderedPlanet"representsaparadigm-changinginterventionandshouldbeessentialreadingforanyoneconcernedaboutourfutureonthisplanet. PaulCollierisProfessorofEconomicsandDirectoroftheCenterfortheStudyofAfricanEconomiesatOxfordUniversityandaformerdirectorofDevelopmentResearchattheWorldBank.Inadditiontotheaward-winningTheBottomBillion,heistheauthorofWars,Guns,andVotes:DemocracyinDangerousPlaces.
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PaulCollier's"TheBottomBillion"hadaprofoundimpactonourthinkingaboutglobalpoverty.Now,with"ThePlunderedPlanet",hehassethimselfanevenmoreambitiousgoal:toreconciletheimmediateneedsoftheworld'sburgeoningpopulationwithasustainableenvironmentalfuture.Isitpossibletocontinuetofeedandclotheourselveswithoutdespoilingtheplanetforfuturegenerations?Canthepoorestnationsharnesstheeconomicopportunitiesthatnaturalresourcesprovideforlong-termeconomicgrowth?Howdoesourtreatmentofagricultureandfisheriesneedtochange?Isthereafairandeffectivewaytodealwiththeworld'scarbonemissions?Whatkindofframeworkdoweneedtodealwithalltheseissues?Theworld'sresponsetothesequestionshas,todate,beenincrediblyunimpressive.Colliershowshowtheextremeandcontrastingimpulsesofuncheckedprofiteering-byindividuals,corporationsandgovernments-andbackward-lookingenvironmentalromanticismhavesofarthwartedanyconstructivecooperation.Hereheprovidesanethicalframeworkonwhichtoagreefuturepolicy.And,basedonhisownground-breakingresearchintotheseissues,heoffersrealisticandsustainablesolutions.Thechainsofdecision-makingrequiredaresubtleandfragilebut,ashearguespersuasively,thesearepoliciesthatgovernmentsandcorporationsaroundtheworldurgentlyneedtoadopt.Collierdemonstrates,aboveallelse,thatoureconomicandenvironmentalinterestsarenotinfactcompeting;theyaremutuallydependentandwewewillnotbeabletosurviveunlesswereconcilethemnow."ThePlunderedPlanet"representsaparadigm-changinginterventionandshouldbeessentialreadingforanyoneconcernedaboutourfutureonthisplanet.
作者简介:
PaulCollierisProfessorofEconomicsandDirectoroftheCenterfortheStudyofAfricanEconomiesatOxfordUniversityandaformerdirectorofDevelopmentResearchattheWorldBank.Inadditiontotheaward-winningTheBottomBillion,heistheauthorofWars,Guns,andVotes:DemocracyinDangerousPlaces.

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