Annual editions:   global issues 08/09/  editor 
Robert M. Jackson. 
 - Twenty-fourth edition 
 - xviii, 189 pages:  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Global issues in the twenty first century, an overview: Special moment in history / B. McKibben; It's a flat world after all / T.L. Friedman; Can extreme poverty be eliminated? / J.D. Sachs; Feminists and fundamentalists / K. Ramdas --<br/>Population and food production: Century ahead / C. Wilson; Africa's restless youth / M. Gavin; Continuing the green revolution / N.E. Borlaug; Bittersweet harvest, the debate over genetically modified crops / H. Hsin --<br/>Global environment and natural resources utilization: Deflating the world's bubble economy / L.R. Brown; Water is running out, how inevitable are international conflicts?; Plastic bags are killing us / K. Meszkowski; Cry of the wild / S. Begley --<br/>Political economy: Globalization debate, Globalization and its contents / P. Marber, World is spiky / R. Florida, Social justice and global trade / J. Stiglitz; General case studies, Lost continent / M. Naim, America's sticky power / W.R. Mead, Where the money went / J.S. Henry; Global energy case studies, Ensuring energy security / D.l Yergin, Nuclear now! / P. Schwarts and S. Reiss, Looking into the sun / D.H. Freedman --<br/>Conflict: Terrorist rivals / L. Richardson; State of denial / B. Woodward; Long march to be superpower / Economist, Aug. 4, 2007; North Korea takes on the world / C.K. Armstrong; Politics of death in Darfur / G. Prunier; men of principles / Economist, July 21, 2007; Banning the bomb / W. Wilson, D. Magazine --<br/>Cooperation: Europe as a global player / H. Poettering; Grameen bank / M. Yunus; Search for solutions / M. Carmichael; Teamwork urged on bird flu / D. Brown; Medicine without doctors / G. Cowley --<br/>Values and visions: Humanity's common values, seeking a positive future / W. Bell; What lurks in its soul? / D.A. Vise; Deeper shade of green / B. McKibben --<br/>Test your knowledge form. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073397634 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social problems----History--20th century--Periodicals<br/>Global issues--Periodicals<br/>Social prediction--Periodicals
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361.105