How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511581328

Edited by Bjørn Lomborg, this abridged version of the highly acclaimed Global Crises, Global Solutions provides a serious yet accessible springboard for debate and discussion on the world's most serious problems, and what we can do to solve them. In a world fraught with problems and challenges, we need to gauge how to achieve the greatest good with our money. This unique book provides a rich set of dialogs examining ten of the most serious challenges facing the world today: climate change, the spread of communicable diseases, conflicts and arms proliferation, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation and access to clean water, and subsidies and trade barriers. Each problem is introduced by a world-renowned expert who defines the scale of the issue and examines a range of policy options.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-vi
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Contributors
pp vii-x
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Introduction
pp xi-xxii
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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1 - Meeting the Challenge of Global Warming
pp 1-13
- By William R. Cline, Senior Fellow Institute for International Economics and the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
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CLIMATE CHANGE – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 14-18
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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2 - Communicable Diseases
pp 19-32
- By Anne Mills, Professor of Health Economics and Policy London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Sam Shillcutt, Research Fellow Health Economics and Financing Programme, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 33-38
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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3 - The Challenge of Reducing the Global Incidence of Civil War
pp 39-52
- By Paul Collier, Professor and Director Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, Anke Hoeffler, Research Associate Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
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THE CHALLENGE OF CONFLICTS – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 53-56
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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4 - Toward a New Consensus for Addressing the Global Challenge of the Lack of Education
pp 57-70
- By Lant Pritchett, Lead Economist Environment and Social Unit at the World Bank
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THE CHALLENGE OF LACK OF EDUCATION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 71-76
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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5 - The Challenge of Poor Governance and Corruption
pp 77-89
- By Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Law School and Department of Political Science, Yale University
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THE CHALLENGE OF POOR GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 90-94
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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6 - Hunger and Malnutrition
pp 95-107
- By Jere R. Behrman, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor in Economics and Director Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Harold Alderman, Lead Human Development Economist Africa Region of the World Bank, Washington, DC, John Hoddinott, Senior Research Fellow Food Consumption and Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
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HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 108-112
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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7 - Population and Migration
pp 113-124
- By Philip Martin, Professor and Chair UC Comparative Immigration and Integration Program, University of California, Davis
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POPULATION: MIGRATION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 125-128
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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8 - The Water Challenge
pp 129-140
- By Frank Rijsberman, Director General International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Professor UNESCO-IHE, International Institute for Water Education, Delft, and Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen
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THE WATER CHALLENGE – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 141-146
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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9 - Subsidies and Trade Barriers
pp 147-159
- By Kym Anderson, Lead Economist International Trade Unit of the World Bank's Development Research Group
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SUBSIDIES AND TRADE BARRIERS – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 160-164
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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Expert Panel Ranking
pp 165-174
- By Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor Department of Management, Politics, and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School
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Index
pp 175-183
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-x

Introduction
pp xi-xxii

1 - Meeting the Challenge of Global Warming
pp 1-13

CLIMATE CHANGE – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 14-18

2 - Communicable Diseases
pp 19-32

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 33-38

3 - The Challenge of Reducing the Global Incidence of Civil War
pp 39-52

THE CHALLENGE OF CONFLICTS – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 53-56

4 - Toward a New Consensus for Addressing the Global Challenge of the Lack of Education
pp 57-70

THE CHALLENGE OF LACK OF EDUCATION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 71-76

5 - The Challenge of Poor Governance and Corruption
pp 77-89

THE CHALLENGE OF POOR GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 90-94

6 - Hunger and Malnutrition
pp 95-107

HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 108-112

7 - Population and Migration
pp 113-124

POPULATION: MIGRATION – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 125-128

8 - The Water Challenge
pp 129-140

THE WATER CHALLENGE – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 141-146

9 - Subsidies and Trade Barriers
pp 147-159

SUBSIDIES AND TRADE BARRIERS – OPPONENTS' VIEWS
pp 160-164

Expert Panel Ranking
pp 165-174

Index
pp 175-183

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