The following materials will be helpful to readers seeking a deeper exploration of the topics in this book.
Mazzucato, Mariana. The Entrepreneurial State. New York: Anthem, 2013.
This book demonstrates the crucial role of the public sector in directed technological change. A creative, important, and influential study.
Sachs, Jeffrey. The Age of Sustainable Development. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015.
I explore the detailed agenda for economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability embodied in the 17 SDGs.
Sachs, Jeffrey. The Price of Civilization. New York: Random House, 2012.
In this previous book on the U.S. political economy, I explore at somewhat greater length several of the themes described here: the low level of taxation, the excessive role of major corporate lobbies, and the need for political reforms.
Sachs, Jeffrey. To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace. New York: Random House, 2013.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy “moved the world” by pursuing a bold strategy of peace with the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. This is a historic demonstration of national leadership through bold and creative goal setting.
United Nations. Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A/RES/70/1.
All 193 countries of the UN have adopted the 2030 Agenda. The text is therefore a core document for global cooperation in the coming years.
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (2015). The Paris Agreement.
The Paris Agreement is the most important global agreement to control human-induced climate change since the signing of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992. Unanimously adopted and put into force in November 2016, the Paris Climate Agreement will be at the very center of global diplomacy for years if not decades ahead.
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, 2015.
This project of the SDSN helped to create a framework for long-term planning of the transition to a low-carbon economy.
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (2016). The SDG Index and Dashboards.
The SDSN will issue an annual report on each country’s progress towards the SDGs. The 2016 report is the initial issue.