Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet Audiobook

" Why hasn't everyone read this book? This is about the future of humanity. In 2008, the human population became more urban than rural for the first time EVER!! That alone is significant. But it's one one little star in this the sky of this book. "

" It took me some time to finish this as it is not a fast read. But it is very good and makes the reader consider some very real problems and how they can be solved. "

" Again, reading this for school. "

" This book is food for thought. We may don't agree with all Sach's perspectives but he certainly does a good job unvailing important issues of today's world. "

" The importance of reading this book can't be overstressed. It should be required reading for every politician and high school student. "

" I liked many of the ideas expressed and the sense of optimism. I was a bit put off by the description of a three part solution that included corporations, NGOs, and governments, that did not acknowledge or examine the place of communities and cultures as well. And there were some points where it seemed like certain externalities were not known (or admitted), such as the environmental cost of manufacture, especially of the kinds of materials needed to produce solar panels or compact batteries with increased storage capacity. When you're talking about global sustainability, you can't allow yourself unacknowledged externalities, because nothing is external to the global system. "

" Second book I've read of Sachs. I found this one even more pedantic and tedious than the first ("End of Poverty"), even though I'm a big believer in the imperatives he lays out. Even choirs get tired of too much preaching. "

" Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. "

" Started this and couldn't get through too much of it. Way too many facts at the beginning, felt like I was reading a text book. Wasn't enjoyable at all. It looks like there are case studies further into it, which are probably better reads, but it took too much effort to get to them. "

" Read this book! Jeffrey Sachs is brilliant. Explains that the 'us-vs.-them' approach to capitalism is stupid, and we have to look after the welfare of everybody to continue to prosper. "

" Everyone should read this too. "

" With years of experience as a respected economic adviser to governments and organizations around the world, Sachs presents analyses of global problems and offers practical solutions. A serious and finally optimistic presentation. Clearly readable and hopeful "

" This is an eye opening book, hitting on all of the policy challenges that the world will face in the coming years. Even better, this book offers practical solutions for sustainable development. "

" I started reading this for a book group and time got away. I liked what I did get to read but will not get to finish it. "

" One of the most informative, innovative and inspiring books I have ever read. "

" Can't remember exactly when I finished this, because it wasn't that memorable. The subject matter is fantastically important, but somehow Sachs didn't deliver in this tome. "

" This one is on hold temporarily due to my need for some good fiction first. "

" For that tiny portion of us all that is actually slightly interested in economics :) "

" With years of experience as a respected economic adviser to governments and organizations around the world, Sachs presents analyses of global problems and offers practical solutions. A serious and finally optimistic presentation. Clearly readable and hopeful "

" Started this and couldn't get through too much of it. Way too many facts at the beginning, felt like I was reading a text book. Wasn't enjoyable at all. It looks like there are case studies further into it, which are probably better reads, but it took too much effort to get to them. "