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Economic Development is New, Starting Around 1750

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture examines the growing divide between the high and low income world, starting in the industrial revolution. It uses this context to examine how economic…

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The Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture looks at the 40 year history of sustainable development on the international stage and the development of the SDGs from past failures of attempts to…

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Fairness, Understanding Factors of Inequality

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter explores inequality based on geographic factors, looking at the history of colonialism and slavery, discrimination, and indigenous populations.

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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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The sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries…

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Lessons from Classical Greece

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter examines the roots of Western philosophy in classical Greek virtue ethics, emphasizing that a virtuous life requires critical self-inquiry and…

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Lessons from Classical China

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter compares and contrasts classical Greek philosophy with the Confucian tradition, emphasizing its unique virtues such as benevolence and the responsibilities…

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A Brief History of the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter presents the origins of the SDGs, how they arose and why? The chapter conveys the core idea that clear goal-setting is essential for progress and examines…

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The Beginning of Divergence of the West and Asia

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…

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Imperial Competition

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the impacts of ocean-based globalization on competition between European imperialist empires, each trying to establish trading centers and…

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Globalization: Past and Future - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Visit edX.org to enroll in Globalization: Past and Future: https://www.edx.org/course/globalization-past-and-future

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Sea-Based Globalization

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…

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Prime Drivers of Globalization

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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What are the prime drivers of globalization? Where do they come from and how do they diffuse? And what are the fundamental patterns of global scale change that affect…

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Conquest, Slavery and Genocide in the Americas

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs elaborates on Adam Smith’s point that European trade and navigation brought plunder and misery to native inhabitants of many…

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The History of Climate Change Science

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Although some people say climate change science is a hoax, it dates back almost two centuries and the basics have become very well understood. Joseph Fourier, a French…

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The History of Sustainable Development and the…

The History of Sustainable Development and the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Jeffrey Sachs outlines 50 years of sustainable development history and its alignment with papal encyclicals regarding social challenges, culminating with Laudato…

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Six Major Globalizations

From SDG Academy on 21 August, 2019

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This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great…

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