The High Cost of Low Prices: A Roadmap to Sustainable Prosperity

Based on his experience consulting on hundreds of multinational mega-projects, Jacoby reveals the secrets of international supply chains for familiar products such as coffee, bottled water, gasoline, and electronic devices, and explains the role that government policies and business norms around the world have on their environmental and social impact. The book directly addresses controversial issues like climate change, carbon taxes,fracking, offshoring, urban sprawl, globalization, income inequality, regulation, corruption, compliance and enforcement, providing an informed basis for mapping the way forward. It is rich in facts and deep with first-hand experiences from around the world. The author challenges embedded thinking about growth and progress, convenience, comfort, and quality of life, and proposes a bold and realistic new policy framework that is ground-breaking and achievable for industry, government, and consumers. The plan includes over 170 benchmarks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and achievable targets. While his first book promoted global supply chain optimization based on industry "best practices" and his second book fine-tuned the techniques for oil, gas, and power companies, Jacoby takes a holistic perspective in this third book, acknowledging and proposing solutions for the problems caused in part by these "optimized" global supply chains.