READING LIST
You are encouraged (but not required) to get Prof. Sachs's new book The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions, available now from Columbia University Press. You are also invited to visit our SDG Academy Library to watch a recording of Prof. Sachs's June 2020 webinar on globalization in the time of COVID-19.
Below is a module-by-module outline of the readings for the course.
Module 1
Required Readings (2):
The Economist. When did globalisation start?. Free Exchange, September 23rd, 2013. (6 pages).
Hansen, Valerie (January, 2013). The Legacy of the Silk Road. YaleGlobal Online, Yale University. (4 pages).
Optional Readings (1):
O’Rourke and Williamson (2004). Once more: When did globalisation begin?. European Review of Economic History 8, 109-117. (9 pages).
Module 2
Required Readings (1):
Maddison, Angus (2001). International Trade and Capital Movements. In The World Economy: a millennial perspective. Development Center Studies. OECD. (2 pages).
Optional Readings (1):
Maddison, Angus (2001). The World Economy: a millennial perspective. Development Center Studies. OECD. (385 pages).
Module 3
Sachs, Jeffrey D. (2005). The End of Poverty Chapter 2: The Spread of Economic Prosperity, (25 pages).
Osman, Tarek. Why border lines drawn with a ruler in WW1 still rock the Middle East. BBC News. December 14, 2013.(7 pages).
Module 4
Required Readings (4):
Steffen et. al. (January 2015). Planetary Boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Image in Science. (1page)
The nine planetary boundaries. In Research, Stockholm Resilience Centre. (5 pages)
Sachs et al. Pathways to Deep Decarbonization 2015 report. Executive Summary. (8 pages)
The Economist. What technology can do for Africa. The Leapfrog Model Special Report, Nov 9th, 2017. (5 pages)
Optional Readings (2):
Rockstrom et al. (May 2013). Sustainable Development and Planetary Boundaries. (46 pages)
COP23: Climate negotiations agree on way forward (November 18, 2017). In Top Stories/Environment, Deutsche Welle.