The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
The Age of Sustainable Development
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The Age of Sustainable Development
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1Course Materials
Information about the general course structure and reading list can be found here.
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Suggested Readings for The Age of Sustainable Development10分鐘
Syllabus10分鐘
Course Overview10分鐘
What is Sustainable Development?
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges the world faces, and introduces the topic of sustainable development.
5 個視頻（共 67 分鐘）, 1 個測驗
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Economic Growth and Progress14分鐘
Continuing Poverty14分鐘
Environmental Threats10分鐘
Paths16分鐘
1 個練習
QUIZ: What is Sustainable Development?20分鐘
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2Inequality Around the World
Professor Sachs delves into the reasons for and the measurements of inequality between and within countries.
5 個視頻（共 73 分鐘）, 1 個測驗
5 個視頻
Urban/Rural Inequality12分鐘
Income Inequality Within Countries13分鐘
Measuring Wellbeing14分鐘
Convergence or Divergence?14分鐘
1 個練習
QUIZ: Inequality Around the World20分鐘
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3A Short History of Economic Development
Professor Sachs provides a history of economic development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and ending with the current state of modern economic growth.
5 個視頻（共 78 分鐘）, 1 個測驗
5 個視頻
The Industrial Revolution Starts in England12分鐘
The Great Waves of Technological Change14分鐘
The Diffusion of Economic Growth16分鐘
Economic Development Since World War II21分鐘
1 個練習
QUIZ: A Short History of Economic Development 20分鐘
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4The History of Inequality
Professor Sachs analyzes the intersecting roles of various factors that contribute to some countries advancing while others do not.
5 個視頻（共 80 分鐘）, 1 個測驗
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The Role of Physical Geography: Transport, Energy, Disease, and Crops17分鐘
The Role of Culture: Demography, Education, Gender 17分鐘
The Role of Politics 15分鐘
Which Countries are Still Stuck in Poverty?15分鐘
1 個練習
QUIZ: The History of Inequality20分鐘
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Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management
關於 Columbia University
For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society.
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