Modern civilization faces a broad spectrum of daunting problems, but rational solutions are available for them all. This book explores the following issues: (1) Threats to the environment and climate change; (2) a growing population and vanishing resources; (3) the global food and refugee crisis; (4) intolerable economic inequality; (5) the threat of nuclear war; (6) the military-industrial complex; and (7) limits to growth. These problems are closely interlinked, and their possible solutions are discussed in this book.
Contents:- Economics, Ethics and Ecology
- Threats to the Environment and Climate Change
- Growing Population, Vanishing Resources
- The Global Food and Refugee Crisis
- Intolerable Economic Inequality
- The Threat of Nuclear War
- Facing a Set of Linked Problems
- Outlawing War
- The Evolution of Cooperation
- Education for Peace
- The Future of International Law
- The Choice is Ours to Make
Readership: Readers interested in an overview of world issues and a brief history of their origins.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 416 ● ISBN 9789813222465 ● File size 26.2 MB ● Publisher World Scientific Publishing Company ● City Singapore ● Country SG ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5407034 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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