Jeffrey Sachs is a well-known American economist, academic, and public policy analyst who has made significant contributions to the fields of sustainable development and economic development. He has held prestigious positions such as the director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and, as a special advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. Sachs has authored numerous books and articles on topics related to economics, poverty reduction, and sustainable development.
In this interview, Jeffrey spoke succinctly on the following key points:
- Industrialization and mass production have brought unprecedented wealth and productivity. Unfortunately this prosperity is not shared.
- Industrialization has also created environmental problems which require collaborative global solutions.
- Weapons of mass destruction were also invented which, if deployed, will end our world.
Unfortunately, our present systems are not designed to solve the above problems:
- Our financial system is designed for maximizing profits, not for solving world problems.
- Politicians are concerned to maintain power and are not concerned to solve problems.
- The west has a history of fighting wars to maintain dominance whereas the confucius philosophy emphasizes social harmony, mutual respect, and benevolent governance.
Professor Sachs is a voice of sanity amongst a sea of warmongers who are out to destroy our world over their desire to dominate!