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Fair Future: Resource Conflicts, Security, and Global Justice
Wolfgang Sachs
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Description for Fair Future: Resource Conflicts, Security, and Global Justice
Paperback. How can those in poor countries raise their standards of living, on a planet with limited resources, without putting it under additional environmental stress? This book constructs the necessary intellectual and moral platform for fundamental progress in the decades of the 21st century. Editor(s): Sachs, Wolfgang. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404. Very good copy with light shelf wear
'The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed.' Mahatma Gandhi Oil crisis, water conflicts, declining food security - we hear one report after another about resource scarcity - while with growing populations and huge poverty, nations are demanding their right to development. In the age of globalization this right cannot be disputed, yet the planet is already exhibiting signs of acute environmental stress. Indians want more roads and Chinese more oil: the struggle over nature will partly shape the crises of the twenty-first century. Clashes over resources, both major and minor, are often the ... Read more
'The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed.' Mahatma Gandhi Oil crisis, water conflicts, declining food security - we hear one report after another about resource scarcity - while with growing populations and huge poverty, nations are demanding their right to development. In the age of globalization this right cannot be disputed, yet the planet is already exhibiting signs of acute environmental stress. Indians want more roads and Chinese more oil: the struggle over nature will partly shape the crises of the twenty-first century. Clashes over resources, both major and minor, are often the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842777299
SKU
KCW0012580
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Wolfgang Sachs
Wolfgang Sachs is an author and research director at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, and Energy, in Germany. Tilman Santarius joined the Wuppertal Institute in 2001 and is a senior research fellow working in the fields of trade policy, climate policy, and globalization.
Reviews for Fair Future: Resource Conflicts, Security, and Global Justice
'Factually accurate, conceptually pertinent, ethically grounded-what more could one ask? Like anything from Wolfgang Sachs, Fair Future is top-of-the-pile for both scholars and concerned citizens.' Susan George