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and reveals why we must - and how we can - change our economic culture in this time of crisis. This is a masterful roadmap for prosperity, a programme designed to bridge divides and provide a way forward that we - and our leaders - ignore at our peril.

Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today.

This is a book about how we should address the great, and interconnected, global challenges of the twenty-first century. Our task, Sachs argues, is to achieve truly sustainable development, by which he means finding a global course which enables the world to benefit from the spread of prosperity while ensuring that we don't destroy the eco-systems which keep us alive and our place in nature which helps sustain our values. How do we move forward together, benefitting from our increasing technological mastery, avoiding the terrible dangers of climate change, mass famines, violent conflicts, population explosions in some parts of the world and collapses in others, and world-wide pandemic diseases? In answering these questions, Sachs shows that there are different ways of managing the world's technology, resources and politics from those currently being followed, and that it should be possible to adopt policies which reflect long-term and co-operative thinking instead of, as currently, disregard for others and ever-increasing barriers to solving the problems which we collectively face. It is a book which appeals equally to both head and heart, and one which no globally thinking person can ignore.

Tells the story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. This title recalls the days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills towards that end.

The Sustainable Development Report 2021 features the SDG Index and Dashboards, the first and widely used tool to assess country performance on the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report analyses and outlines what needs to happen for the Decade of Action and Delivery of the SDGs. In order to build back better following the Covid-19 pandemic, especially low-income countries will need increased fiscal space. The report frames the implementation of the SDGs in terms of six broad transformations. The authors examine country performance on the SDGs for 193 countries using a wide array of indicators, and calculate future trajectories, presenting a number of best practices to achieve the historic Agenda 2030. The views expressed in this report do not reflect the views of any organizations, agency or programme of the United Nations. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The Sustainable Development Report 2021 features the SDG Index and Dashboards, the first and widely used tool to assess country performance on the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report analyses and outlines what needs to happen for the Decade of Action and Delivery of the SDGs. In order to build back better following the Covid-19 pandemic, especially low-income countries will need increased fiscal space. The report frames the implementation of the SDGs in terms of six broad transformations. The authors examine country performance on the SDGs for 193 countries using a wide array of indicators, and calculate future trajectories, presenting a number of best practices to achieve the historic Agenda 2030. The views expressed in this report do not reflect the views of any organizations, agency or programme of the United Nations. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The Sustainable Development Report 2020 features the SDG Index and Dashboards, the first and widely used tool to assess country performance on the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report shows that all countries need to strengthen the resilience of their health systems and prevention programs. Some countries have outperformed others in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, yet all remain at serious risk. The report frames the implementation of the SDGs in terms of six broad transformations. The authors examine country performance on the SDGs for 193 countries using a wide array of indicators, and calculate future trajectories, presenting a number of best practices to achieve the historic Agenda 2030. The views expressed in this report do not reflect the views of any organizations, agency or programme of the United Nations. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The Sustainable Development Report 2020 features the SDG Index and Dashboards, the first and widely used tool to assess country performance on the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report shows that all countries need to strengthen the resilience of their health systems and prevention programs. Some countries have outperformed others in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, yet all remain at serious risk. The report frames the implementation of the SDGs in terms of six broad transformations. The authors examine country performance on the SDGs for 193 countries using a wide array of indicators, and calculate future trajectories, presenting a number of best practices to achieve the historic Agenda 2030. The views expressed in this report do not reflect the views of any organizations, agency or programme of the United Nations. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The Measure of America, 2010-2011, is the definitive report on the overall well-being of all Americans. How are Americans doing—compared to one another and compared to the rest of the world? This important, easy-to-understand guide will provide all of the essential information on the current state of America. This fully illustrated report, with over 130 color images, is based on the groundbreaking American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of the well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by race, gender, and ethnicity. The Index rankings of the 50 states and 435 congressional districts reveal huge disparities in the health, education, and living standards of different groups. For example, overall, Connecticut ranked first among states on the 2008-2009 Index, and Mississippi ranked last, suggesting that there is a 30-year gap in human development between the two states. Further, among congressional districts, New York's 14th District, in Manhattan, ranked first, and California's 20th District, near Fresno, ranked last. The average resident of New York's 14th District earned over three times as much as the average resident of California's 20th District, lived over four years longer, and was ten times as likely to have a college degree. The second in the American Human Development Report series, the 2010-2011 edition features a completely updated Index, new findings on the well-being of different racial and ethnic groups from state to state, and a closer look at disparities within major metro areas. It also shines a spotlight on threats to progress and opportunity for some Americans as well as highlighting tested approaches to fosteringresilience among different groups. Using a revelatory framework for explaining the very nature of humanprogress, this report can be used not only as a way to measure America but also to build upon past policy successes, protect the progress made over the last half century from new risks, and create an infrastructure of opportunity that can serve a new generation of Americans. Beautifully illustrated with stunning four-color graphics that allow for a quick visual understanding of often complex but important issues, The Measure of America is essential reading for all Americans, especially for social scientists, policy makers, and pundits who want to understand where Americans stand today.

The Measure of America, 2010-2011, is the definitive report on the overall well-being of all Americans. How are Americans doing—compared to one another and compared to the rest of the world? This important, easy-to-understand guide will provide all of the essential information on the current state of America. This fully illustrated report, with over 130 color images, is based on the groundbreaking American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of the well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by race, gender, and ethnicity. The Index rankings of the 50 states and 435 congressional districts reveal huge disparities in the health, education, and living standards of different groups. For example, overall, Connecticut ranked first among states on the 2008-2009 Index, and Mississippi ranked last, suggesting that there is a 30-year gap in human development between the two states. Further, among congressional districts, New York's 14th District, in Manhattan, ranked first, and California's 20th District, near Fresno, ranked last. The average resident of New York's 14th District earned over three times as much as the average resident of California's 20th District, lived over four years longer, and was ten times as likely to have a college degree. The second in the American Human Development Report series, the 2010-2011 edition features a completely updated Index, new findings on the well-being of different racial and ethnic groups from state to state, and a closer look at disparities within major metro areas. It also shines a spotlight on threats to progress and opportunity for some Americans as well as highlighting tested approaches to fosteringresilience among different groups. Using a revelatory framework for explaining the very nature of humanprogress, this report can be used not only as a way to measure America but also to build upon past policy successes, protect the progress made over the last half century from new risks, and create an infrastructure of opportunity that can serve a new generation of Americans. Beautifully illustrated with stunning four-color graphics that allow for a quick visual understanding of often complex but important issues, The Measure of America is essential reading for all Americans, especially for social scientists, policy makers, and pundits who want to understand where Americans stand today.

Trots att Nato är världens mäktigaste militär­allians är dess historia och nutida inriktning ­för­vånansvärt lite känd bland en allmänhet. Få känner till att Nato har deltagit i illegala angreppskrig i en rad länder, alltifrån Jugoslavien och Afghanistan till Irak och Libyen, att Nato är ett verktyg för den ledan­de Natomakten USA att utöva kontroll över och politiskt inflytande i Europa, att Nato har underblåst kriget i Ukraina och förhindrat att en förhandlingslösning kommit till stånd, att Nato bidrar till att öka medlemslän­dernas mili­ta­ri­se­ring på ­bekostnad av andra samhällsbehov, att Nato expanderar till andra världsdelar och nya verksamhetsfält. I Vad alla behöver veta om Nato men få känner till beskriver Medea ­Benjamin och Dawid Swanson hur den nordatlantiska försvars­organisation som bildades för 75 år ­sedan har förvandlats till en allians som skapar och främjar krig och konflikter i hela världen. Därför menar de behövs det en global gräsrots­rörelse för att säga nej till Nato och nej till krig.JEFFREY SACHS OM BOKEN:»Den här boken är ett oumbärligt pionjärverk. Den kan rädda ditt liv kanske till och med allas våra liv. Nato är ett tydligt och högst närvarande hot mot världsfreden, en krigsmaskin som löpt amok och som opererar i det fördolda, bortom ­med­borgarnas ­demokratiska kontroll.Krigsmaskinen fyller fickorna hos de vapenhandlare som ­håller liv i Natos kärnverksamhet. På så sätt drar Nato in det ena landet efter det andra i en veritabel malström av krig, instabilitet, massmigration och fattigdom. Under de senaste 30 åren har Nato lagt grunden till en enorm våldsstruktur som sträcker sig från Libyen till Afghanistan, och som har skördat oräkneligt många offer.Nato driver oss också allt närmare ett kärnvapen-harma- ­­ge­don. Kriget i Ukraina blossade upp på grund av USA:s ­be- satthet av att utvidga Nato till Ukraina och Georgien.Det finns ett akut behov av den här boken, eftersom ­Nato opererar med stöd av propagandistiska och vilseledande budskap. Våra regeringar påstår att Nato är freds­älskande trots att organisationen provocerar fram det ena kriget efter det andra. Våra regeringar påstår att Nato är en försvarsorganisation trots att den med våld störtar andra statsledningar.« Medea Benjamin är fredsaktivist och grundare av fredsgruppen CODEPINK och människorättsorganisationen Global Exchange. Tidigare har hon utgivit böcker som Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control (2013, med Barbara Ehrenreich), Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2018) och War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless War (2022, med Nicolas J.S. ­Davies). Hon har tilldelats US Peace Prize och Gandhi Peace Award. David Swanson är författare och fredsaktivist. Han är chef för ickevåldsrörelsen WorldBeyondWar. Tidigare har han utgivit böcker som War Is Never Just (2016), Leaving World War II Behind (2020) och The Monroe Doctrine at 200 (2023). Han är nominerad till Nobels fredspris och har tilldelats US Peace Prize. Omslagets framsida Libyen, mars 2011. Få känner till att Nato genom massiva illegala bomb­angrepp hjälpte de islamistiska upprorsmännen, också kallade »Natos rebeller«, att störta landets regering. Sverige deltog med bl.a. åtta JAS ­Gripenplan och två under­stödsflygplan. Foto: ­Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images