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The Role of Business in the SDGs

In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that business managers should have in mind when considering the SDGs, including the role of the SDGs to define the kind of world and economy we want in the future, the issues of corporate responsibility and governance, and the creation of public-private partnerships. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should…

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Financing Sustainable Development

How are resources mobilized to achieve sustainable development? This question is addressed in this video about financing the SDGs. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be considered open content. However, the video is freely available for viewing or sharing with individuals or groups for educational purposes, such as in a classroom, workshop, or training. Please give attribution to the SDG Academy. Content may not be used for commercial purposes.

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Partial-Employment Economy

In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses an economy that is not fully employed, or an economy that is in an economic recession or depression. He explains the factors that are responsible for increased unemployment rates, despite no changes in terms of capital stocks or desire to work. Using John Maynard Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Professor Sachs discusses the impacts of the gap in supply and demand of workers on the wage level, and employment, using graphs and thought…

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Sea-Based Globalization

This chapter focuses on the fourth wave of globalization, or the era of ocean-based globalization, and the period between Christopher Columbia and James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine. This wave of globalization brings together Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania, and Australia. China led ocean-based navigation, and then the Iberian peninsula and Britain became navigational leaders as well; Professor Sachs give examples of explorers and famous voyages. Reference is made to the search…

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Health Programs for Early Childhood Development

It is important for the health sector to strengthen interventions to promote ECD because there are common risk factors that are not only harmful for physical health and growth, but developmental well-being, including biological risks such as malnutrition and infectious diseases. In order for children to thrive, we also need to promote children’s psycho-social stimulation and help parents with responsive care. Maternal depression is often not addressed and can harm not only the mother, but…

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The Information Revolution

The sixth wave of globalization is in the midst of its own technological revolution: the information and digitization revolution. Professor Sachs talks about how science and technology have made it possible to store, process, and transmit information on an unprecedented scales. He touches upon Moore’s Law and the internet of things. Mobile communications and smart phones have connected the world in unprecedented ways and have allowed for global diffusion. Sachs shows a graph focused on…

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The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia

Professor Sachs begins this chapter by explaining Angus Maddison's graphs of GDP per capita and population from the 1700s, in order to explain Europe’s rise to power during the fourth wave of globalization. Until 1800, the world economy was still Asia-centered; Professor Sachs investigates why the shift in power changed from Asia to Europe in the 19th century. In 1433, China decided to end its ocean exploration and cut off foreign contact until the mid 1800s. The relative openness in…

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Introduction to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)

In this chapter, Cristina Villegas gives an introduction to artisanal and small-scale mining. She defines artisanal, or small-scale miners, and the issue of defining artisanal mining in legislation and treaties, who make up a large share of the actual miners in the world but only produce a small part of the world's mining output. She discusses the risks and rewards of small-scale mining and how this type of ASM is generally organized, as well as the different types of mine workers.

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Focus on Business Cycles

This chapter discusses short-term contractions of the economy, or business cycles. It explains waves in business cycles, which are not regular, and explores their causes, or what are called the “booms and busts” in a macroeconomy. Professor Sachs shows a de-trended series of the US economy and discusses how business cycles are fluctuations on top of long-term growth. He tells the story of the 2008 recession and financial collapse and asks what causes business cycles, whether…

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Why Sustainable Development is Important:…

Why Sustainable Development is Important: Happiness and Wellbeing

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This chapter describes why the concept of sustainable development is so important, why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity,…
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Introducing well-being

Introducing well-being

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Six Sources of Wellbeing

Six Sources of Wellbeing

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This chapter focuses o the six sources of well-being, challenging the traditional capitalist idea that consumers will maximize their well-being and instead looking at…

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What is Climate Change?

What is Climate Change?

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Introduces the idea of climate change, highlighting the difference between weather and climate, and the history of natural climate change versus man-made climate change.…
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Why Should We Care About Climate Change?

Why Should We Care About Climate Change?

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Explains the difference between natural climate change of the past and man-made climate change today, introducing the hockey stick graph. This video is licensed under…
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Paleoclimate Evidence of Climate Change

Paleoclimate Evidence of Climate Change

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Looks at climate change in the historical context, explaining why the rate of climate change today is unprecedented. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA…

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The Role of Business in the SDGs

The Role of Business in the SDGs

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that…
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Financing Sustainable Development

Financing Sustainable Development

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How are resources mobilized to achieve sustainable development? This question is addressed in this video about financing the SDGs. This video is not available under a…
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Why Sustainable Development is Important:…

Why Sustainable Development is Important: Happiness and Wellbeing

From SDG Academy

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This chapter describes why the concept of sustainable development is so important, why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity,…