Beyond Economic Growth (ebook, pdf)

An Introduction to Sustainable Development Second Edition

The completely revised and expanded second edition of Beyond Economic Growth book is available in two online versions: Browsing version: Click on the HTML links below to explore the book online. Print version: Click on the PDF links below for print-quality files. To open the PDF pages you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. We suggest that you start by learning more About This Book and How to Use This Book. Table of Contents PDF version HTML version PDF (12 MB) Entire book 226 Kb Cover, Title Page, Copyright Page, and Acknowledgements 161 Kb Introduction 302 Kb I. What is development? 791 Kb II. Comparing Levels of Development 909 Kb III. World Population Growth 921 Kb IV. Economic Growth Rates 292 Kb V. Income Inequality 1,081 Kb VI. Poverty and Hunger 1,136 Kb VII. Education 1,279 Kb VIII. Health and Longevity 828 Kb IX. Industrialization and Postindustrialization 869 Kb X. Urban Air Pollution 236 Kb XI. Public and Private Enterprises: Finding the Right Mix 1,105 Kb XII. Globalization: International Trade and Migration 243 Kb XIII. Globalization: Foreign Investment and Foreign Aid 1,073 Kb XIV. The Risk of Global Climate Change 186 Kb XV. Composite Indicators of Development 339 Kb XVI. Indicators of Development Sustainability 141 Kb XVII. Development Goals and Strategies 191 Kb Glossary 585 Kb Annexes: 38 Kb Annex 1. Classification of Economies by Income and Region Annex 2. Data Tables 88 Kb Table 1. Indicators to chapters 1-5 92 Kb Table 2. Indicators to chapters 6-7 94 Kb Table 3. Indicators to chapters 8-9 107 Kb Table 4. Indicators to chapters 10-13 85 Kb Table 5. Indicators to chapters 14-16 87 Kb Annex 3. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)