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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER bull NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ldquoSuccinct humane and politically astute Sachs lays out a detailed path to reform regulation and recoveryrdquomdashThe American Prospect In this forceful and impassioned book Jeffrey D Sachs offers a searing and incisive diagnosis of our countryrsquos economic ills and an urgent call for Americans to restore the core virtues of fairness honesty and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity Sachs finds that both political partiesmdashand many leading economistsmdashhave missed the big picture profoundly underestimating globalizationrsquos long-term effects and offering shortsighted solutions He describes a political system that is beholden to big donors and influential lobbyists and a consumption-driven culture that suffers shortfalls of social trust and compassion He bids readers to reclaim the virtues of good citizenship and mindfulness toward the economy and each one another Most important he urges each of us to accept the price of civilization so that together we restore America to its great promise The Price of Civilization is a masterly road map for prosperity founded on Americarsquos deepest values and on a rigorous understanding of the twenty-first-century world economy With a new Preface by the authorldquoHalf a century ago J K Galbraithrsquos The Affluent Society changed the political consciousness of a generation Jeffrey Sachsrsquos new book is a landmark in this great and essentially American tradition Sachs by his life and his writing goes far to restore onersquos wavering faith in the informing inspiration of the post- new dawn faith in economics faith in America and faith in humanityrdquomdashThe Spectator ldquoStimulating a must-read for every concerned citizen a hard-hitting brief for a humane economyrdquomdashPublishers Weekly starred review ldquoSachsrsquos book is loaded with information and anecdotes and proposals that would make it harder for the powerful to rig the system for their benefitrdquomdashScientific American ldquoAn eloquent call for American civic renewal based on moderation compassion and cooperation across the lines of class ethnicity and ideologyrdquomdashCNN Money ldquoCompelling This is an important bookrdquomdashFinancial Times.
About the Author
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges including debt crises, hyperinflations, the transition from central planning to market economies, the control of AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, the escape from extreme poverty, and the battle against human-induced climate change. He is Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, and an SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, for Kofi Annan (2001-7) , Ban Ki-moon (2008-16) , and Antonio Guterres (2017-18) . Professor Sachs was the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership. He was twice named among Time magazine's 100 most influential world leaders and has received 28 honorary degrees. The New York Times called Sachs "probably the most important economist in the world," and Time magazine called Sachs "the world's best-known economist." A survey by The Economist ranked Sachs as among the three most influential living economists.Professor Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is University Professor at Columbia University, the university's highest academic rank. Sachs was Director of the Earth Institute from 2002 to 2016. Sachs has authored and edited numerous books, including three New York Times bestsellers, The End of Poverty (2005) , Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008) , and The Price of Civilization (2011) . Other books include To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace (2013) , The Age of Sustainable Development (2015) , Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair & Sustainable (2017) , and most recently A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism (2018) .Prior to joining Columbia, Sachs spent over twenty years as a professor at Harvard University, most recently as the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Sachs received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard.
