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Overview

This book is an abridged version of the highly acclaimed Global Crises, Global Solutions, published in 2004.

• Climate change
• Communicable diseases
• Conflicts
• Education
• Governance and corruption
• Malnutrition and hunger
• Migration
• Sanitation and water
• Subsidies and trade barriers

In a world fraught with problems, we need to gauge how to achieve the greatest good with our money. This unique publication provides a rich set of arguments and data for prioritising our response most effectively.

Each challenge is introduced by a world authority, who defines the scale of the problem and describes the costs and benefits of a range of policy options to improve the situation. An expert panel of leading economists, including four Nobel prize winners, attempt a ranking of the most promising options.

Whether you agree or disagree with the analysis or conclusions, this book provides a serious, yet accessible, springboard for debate and discussion.