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Aufsatzsammlung.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aSummary: This title offers a rigorous overview of 23 of the world's biggest problems relating to the environment, governance, economics, and health and population.  aAdult  2Financial instability / Peter Blair Henry -- Lack of intellectual property rights / Keith E. Maskus -- Money laundering / Donato Masciandaro -- Subsidies and trade barriers / Kym Anderson -- Air pollution / Guy Hutton -- Climate change / Gary Yohe -- Deforestation / Henk Folmer and G. Cornelis van Kooten -- Land degradation / Ian Coxhead and Ragnar Øygard -- The economics of biodiversity loss / Dan Biller -- Vulnerability to natural disasters / Roger A. Pielke, Jr. -- Arms proliferation / J. Paul Dunne -- Conflicts / Paul Collier -- Corruption / Susan Rose-Ackerman -- Lack of education / Peter F. Orazem -- Terrorism / Daniel Linotte -- Drugs / Jeffrey A. Miron -- Disease control / Dean T. Jamison -- Lack of people of working age / Robert E. Wright and Katerina Lisenkova -- Living conditions of children / Harry Anthony Patrinos -- Living conditions of women / Brinda Viswanathan -- Hunger and malnutrition / Jere R. Behrman, Harold Alderman and John Hoddinott -- Unsafe water and lack of sanitation / Guy Hutton -- Population: migration / Michael J. Greenwood -- Conclusion: Making your own prioritization / Bjørn Lomborg.  aSouth Africa  2Cost effectiveness  Economic policy  International cooperation  aHarold Alderman, Kyn Anderson, Jere R. Behrman, Dan Biller, Paul Collier, Ian Coxhead, J. Paul Dunne, Henk Folmer, Michael J. Greenwood, Peter Blair Henry, John Hoddinott, Guy Hutton, Dean T. Jamison, Daniel Linotte, Katerina Lisenkova, Bjorn Lomborg, Donato Masciandaro, Keith E. Maskus, Jeffrey A. Miron, Peter F, Orazem, Ragnar Oygard, Harry Anthony Patrinos, Roger A. Pielker Jr., Susan Rose-Ackerman, G. Cornelis van Kooten, Brinda Viswanathan, Robert E. Wright, Gary Yohe