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008			130111s2013 enka 001 0 eng
010			_a 2013000579
020			_a9781107679337
020			_a9781107027336 (hdbd)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
042			_apcc
082	0	0	_a303.372 _bHOW
100			_aLomborg, Bjorn(ed.)
245	0	0	_aHow much have global problems cost the world? :a scorecard from 1900 to 2050
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_axvii, 384 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThere are often blanket claims that the world is facing more problems than ever but there is a lack of empirical data to show where things have deteriorated or in fact improved. In this book, some of the world's leading economists discuss ten problems that have blighted human development, ranging from malnutrition, education, and climate change, to trade barriers and armed conflicts. Costs of the problems are quantified in percent of GDP, giving readers a unique opportunity to understand the development of each problem over the past century and the likely development into the middle of this century, and to compare the size of the challenges. For example: how bad was air pollution in 1900? How has it deteriorated and what about the future? Did climate change cost more than malnutrition in 2010? This pioneering initiative to provide answers to many of these questions will undoubtedly spark debate amongst a wide readership.
650		0	_aSocial problems _xEconomic aspects _xHistory.
700	1		_aLomborg, Bjørn, (ed.)
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information
856	4	2	_3Publisher description
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only
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