Vanishing Borders: Protecting the planet in the age of globalization

The world is shrinking faster than ever. Goods, money, microbes, pollution, people and ideas are crossing boundaries ever more frequently. The implications for our future and for the health of the planet are profound. Vanishing Borders outlines the ecological challenges posed and then goes on to define the necessary strategies for tackling them.

Presently, national governments are singularly ill-equipped for tackling transitional environmental problems-from ozone depletion to soaring trade ...