From the Publisher: In this valuable resource, more than thirty of the world's top economists offer innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on our most pressing economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate,...

Designing policy for climate change requires analyses which integrate the interrelationship between the economy and environment, including: the immense risks and impacts on distribution across and within generations; the many failures, limitations or absences of key markets; and the limitations...

Wieder ein imponierend faktenreiches, problemorientiertes Werk nach "Die roaring nineties" (BA 3/04) und "Die Schatten der Globalisierung" (BA 7/02) des Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträgers. Globalisierungsdebatte und die Einschätzungen des Autors haben sich nach dem 11.9.2001 und den folgenden...