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Common Wealth
- Economics for a Crowded Planet
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hilgartner
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 01-12-09
- Language: English
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $31.50
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"Jeffrey Sachs never disappoints.... This book is an excellent resource for all those who want to understand what changes the twenty-first century may bring." (Kofi Annan, winner of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize and former secretary-general of the United Nations)
" Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces." (Al Gore)
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Very good book!
Very well written and contains a lot of valuable information about challenges to the world today.