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Roots of Gender Inequality

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Gender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual…

The Moral Basis for Business Activity

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The Moral Basis for Business Activity

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This chapter looks at different dimensions of corporate social responsibility and stresses that the ethical responsibility of business must be a core component of…

Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus

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Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, William Vendley finds the points of consensus between religious traditions, and shows how religious communities are well-positioned in terms of both…

A Brief History of the SDGs

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A Brief History of the SDGs

From SDG Academy

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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…

Education for Sustainable Development and Global…

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Education for Sustainable Development and Global…

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

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Education is crucial for global development and for the success of sustainable development, but this chapter discusses the content of learning to be good citizens in a…

Six Major Globalizations

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Six Major Globalizations

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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…

The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

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The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs gives an overview of health, education, and labor rights, tying each one to the overall goals of sustainable development. This…

Corruption and Global Business

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Corruption and Global Business

From SDG Academy

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Good governance is a tenet of development, and when governments are corrupt, economic development and individual sense of well-being within the government's reach…

Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective

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Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective

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In this chapter, Grand-father T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin and Grand-mother Marie-Josée Tardif discuss ethics and the connections between people and the Earth in…

Social Communication for Social Change

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Social Communication for Social Change

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Sarah Bradshaw argues that if we want to change rates of violence, we have to change the way violence is understood and change attitudes about violence in society. In…

Conversation with Norman Solomon, War Made…

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Conversation with Norman Solomon, War Made…

Conversation with Norman Solomon, War Made Invisible

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political and media analyst Norman Solomon as they discuss Solomon’s important new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the…

Hitting Planetary Boundaries

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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

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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…

The Ages of Globalization

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The Ages of Globalization

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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…

The Ethics of Sustainable Development

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The Ethics of Sustainable Development

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This chapter is the final chapter in the Sustainable Development: the Post Capital Order course, and looks at the ethics of sustainable development, looking at key…

Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the…

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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…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

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Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think

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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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