History - SDG Academy Library

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A Brief History of the SDGs

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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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Six Major Globalizations

From SDG Academy

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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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The Ages of Globalization

From SDG Academy

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Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet-wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But…

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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy

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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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From the MDGs to the SDGs

From SDG Academy

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This lecture tells the story of the Millennium Development Goals and their evolution into the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting key conferences and events that…

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Policing, racism, and colorism in America and…

Policing, racism, and colorism in America and beyond

From SDG Academy

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Learn about the existing inequalities in America and you can reduce your own biases for a more equitable society. Learn about implicit bias and how to become a racial…

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Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think

From SDG Academy

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer’s latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of…

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Fairness, Understanding Factors of Inequality

From SDG Academy

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

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The history of epidemics and their impact on…

The history of epidemics and their impact on society

From SDG Academy

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This is the first lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. …

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Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the…

Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the Global Food System

From SDG Academy

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This is a guest lecture by Prof. Glenn Denning, Columbia University, in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by…

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Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred…

Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

From SDG Academy

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This conversation with Rashid Khalidi took place on March 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Khalidi's book The Hundred…

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The Medieval Chinese Miracle

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs joins the ancient world of the Roman Empire with the world of globalization that commences with Columbus and Vasco da Game in the last…

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Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with…

Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon

From SDG Academy

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This conversation with Martin Sherwin took place on January 28, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Sherwin's book Gambling with…

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The Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy

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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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Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

From SDG Academy

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In this session of the Book Club, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rick Perlstein discuss his book Reaganland, the "Southernization" of American politics,…

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The History of Sustainable Development and the…

The History of Sustainable Development and the SDGs

From SDG Academy

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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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