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The Ages of Globalization - Geography, Technology, and Institutions (Hardcover)
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Today's most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require
nothing less than concerted, planetwide action if we are to secure
a long-term future. But humanity's story has always been on a
global scale. In this book, Jeffrey D. Sachs, renowned economist
and expert on sustainable development, turns to world history to
shed light on how we can meet the challenges and opportunities of
the twenty-first century. Sachs takes readers through a series of
seven distinct waves of technological and institutional change,
starting with the original settling of the planet by early modern
humans through long-distance migration and ending with reflections
on today's globalization. Along the way, he considers how the
interplay of geography, technology, and institutions influenced the
Neolithic revolution; the role of the horse in the emergence of
empires; the spread of large land-based empires in the classical
age; the rise of global empires after the opening of sea routes
from Europe to Asia and the Americas; and the industrial age. The
dynamics of these past waves, Sachs demonstrates, offer fresh
perspective on the ongoing processes taking place in our own time-a
globalization based on digital technologies. Sachs emphasizes the
need for new methods of international governance and cooperation to
prevent conflicts and to achieve economic, social, and
environmental objectives aligned with sustainable development. The
Ages of Globalization is a vital book for all readers aiming to
make sense of our rapidly changing world.
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