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Breakthrough

The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development

Herausgeber: Kharas, Homi; Ohno, Izumi; McArthur, John W.

Beschreibung

Looking into the future is always difficult and often problematic - but sometimes itâ s useful to imagine what innovations might resolve todayâ s problems and make tomorrow better. In this book, 15 distinguished international experts examine how technology will affect the human condition and natural world within the next ten years.

Autor

Homi Kharas is asenior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in analyzing policies and finance in supportof sustainable development. His previous books include Leave No One Behind:Time for Specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals. John W. McArthuris a senior fellow in, and Director of, the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. He co-chairs the 17-Rooms initiative, a newapproach to spurring action, insight, and community for the SustainableDevelopment Goals. His previous books include From Summits to Solutions:Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Izumi Ohno is a Professor at the NationalGraduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan, and a Senior Research Adviserto the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako ResearchInstitute for Peace and Development. She specializes in internationaldevelopment policy, industrial policy and Japanese development cooperation. Herprevious books include Industrial Human Resource Development in DevelopingCountries: Knowledge and Skills in the Era of SDGs.

Produktdetails

• The Thornton Center Chinese Thinkers Series
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780815739654
• ISBN-10: 0815739656
• Artikelnr.: 62818090