"Called ""the world's best-known economist"" by Time magazine, Sachs has advised world leaders and international institutions. Now he draws on his quarter-century of experience to offer an inspiring big-picture view of the steps that are necessary to achieve prosperity for everyone. With vivid storytelling and laser-sharp analysis, he maps the existing world economy, explains the history of our current distribution of wealth, and offers an integrated set of solutions to the world's economic, political, environmental and social problems. Now in paper."