Tim Congdon

A load of hot air

Jeffrey Sachs, the director of the New York based Earth Institute, has established a formidable reputation as someone who thinks hard, and worries even harder, about the future of the planet.

  • Common Wealth

    Jeffrey Sachs

    Allen Lane, pp. 386

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