Economic Growth and Progess - Lecture 1 - Chapter 2

This video is from the lecture 1 of the Coursra course The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey Sachs from the columbia university of New York. This MOOC provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development, and draws upon the most recent developments in the social, policy and physical sciences. It describes the complex interactions between the world economy and the Earth's physical environment, and addresses issues of environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development. By the end of this course, students will gain a broad overview of the key challenges and potential solutions to achieve development in the 21st century. Reading material: Week 1: What is Sustainable Development? Sachs, Jeffrey D. The Age of Sustainable Development (coursebook chapter 1) Draft Framework for Sustainable Development, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (22 pages) http://unsdsn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/121220-Draft-Framework-of-Sustainable-Development1.pdf Presentation on Realizing the Future We Want for All, UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/presentation_untt_report.pdf Part I: Our Common Vision of The Future We Want outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference (3 pages) http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/66/288&Lang=E Executive Summary of A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development, The Secretary General’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (3 pages) http://www.post2015hlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UN-Report.pdf A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015, Report of the UN Secretary General (19 pages) http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/A%20Life%20of%20Dignity%20for%20All.pdf Executive Summary of An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (3 pages) http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/11/An-Action-Agenda-for-Sustainable-Development.pdf