ISBN:
9781139600484
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xxvii, 736 pages)
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DDC:
303.3/72
Keywords:
Wirtschaft
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Social problems / Economic aspects
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Problem solving / Economic aspects
;
Cost effectiveness
;
Economics / Sociological aspects
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Weltproblematik
;
Wohlfahrtsoptimum
;
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
;
Weltproblematik
;
Wohlfahrtsoptimum
;
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
Abstract:
Every four years since 2004, the Copenhagen Consensus Center has organized and hosted a high profile thought experiment about how a hypothetical extra $75 billion of development assistance money might best be spent to solve twelve of the major crises facing the world today. Collated in this specially commissioned book, a group of more than 50 experts make their cases for investment, discussing how to combat problems ranging from armed conflicts, corruption and trade barriers, to natural disasters, hunger, education and climate change. For each case, 'Alternative Perspectives' are also included to provide a critique and make other suggestions for investment. In addition, a panel of senior economists, including four Nobel Laureates, rank the attractiveness of each policy proposal in terms of its anticipated cost-benefit ratio. This thought-provoking book opens up debate, encouraging readers to come up with their own rankings and decide which solutions are smarter than others
Description / Table of Contents:
Armed conficts / J. Paul Dunne ; Alternative perspective / Anke Hoeffler, Andrew Mack -- Ecosystems and biodiversity / Salman Hussain [and others] ; Alternative perspective / Juha V. Siikamaki ; John C. Whitehead and Paul E. Chambers -- Chronic disease / Prabhat Jha [and others] ; Alternative perspective / Julia Fox-Rushby, Marc Suhrcke -- Climate change. CO₂ abatement / Richard S.J. Tol ; Technology-led mitigation / Isabel Galiana and Christopher Green ; Climate engineering R & D / J. Eric Bickel and Lee Lane ; Climate-change adaptation / Francesco Bosello, Carlo Carraro, and Enrica De Cian ; Alternative perspective / Samuel Fankhauser, Anil Markandya -- Education / Peter F. Orazem ; Alternative perspective / Lant Pritchett, George Psacharopoulos -- Hunger and malnutrition / John Hoddinott, Mark Rosegrant, and Maximo Torero ; Alternative perspective / Anil B. Deolalikar, Beatrice Lorge Rogers -- Infectious disease, injury, and reproductive health / Dean T. Jamison [and others] ; Alternative perspective / Till Bärnighausen, David Bloom, and Salal Humair, David Canning -- Natural disasters / Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan ; Alternative perspective / Stéphane Hallegatte, Ilan Noy -- Population growth / Hans-Peter Kohler ; Alternative perspective / Oded Galor, David Lam -- Water and sanitation / Frank Rijsberman and Alix Peterson Zwane ; Alternative perspective / W. Michael Hanemann, Guy Hutton -- Corruption and policy reform / Susan Rose-Ackerman and Rory Truex -- Trade barriers and subsidies / Kym Anderson -- Expert panel ranking / Finn E. Kydland [and others] -- Conclusion : making your own priorization / Bjørn Lomborg
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139600484
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