The G8 Leaders Must "Get Their Act Together"
Jeffrey Sachs, The Earth Institute | July 25, 2008
There are four main problems that deepen the world crisis: incoherence of American leadership, lack of global financing, lack of contact between scientific experts and politicians, and finally the fact that the G8 ignores the UN and the World Bank -- institutions offering the best hope to tackle global problems. ++ The Group of Eight summits have turned into photo opportunities and illustrate the lamentable state of global cooperation. ++ The G8 leaders should: "Get their act together or not even bother to meet next year."
