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xv xv Acknowledgments WE OWE a great deal to many people for helping us produce this work. Christopher L. Busch was the research assistant who helped us revise the work for publication. Juan Fernando Orozco served as research assistant as we prepared the manuscript for publication. Kristin McElroy and Louise Rosen, senior members of Steve Cohen’s staff, helped a great deal as well. We are grateful for the guidance we received from Professor Beryl Radin as the manuscript made its way through the review process. Both of us thank Dean John Coatsworth of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs for his encouragement and support. We also wish to thank Columbia’s president Lee Bollinger, provost Alan Brinkley, and vice provost Roxie Smith for supporting Columbia’s Earth Institute and School of International and Public Affairs and working to build the academic study of global sustainability at our university. If sustainable development is to be achieved, we need to improve the institutional capacity of governments throughout the world. We wrote this volume in the hope of making a small contribution to this effort. Steve Cohen acknowledges the support of Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute, for allowing him to combine the role of scholar and manager . While it is a little unusual, Steve also acknowledges the support, humor, and insight of Bill Eimicke, coauthor and collaborator over the past two decades. He gratefully acknowledges the love and support of his family: his wife, Donna Fishman; his wonderful daughters, Gabriella Rose and Ariel Mariah; his sisters, Judith and Myra; his brother, Robby; and his parents, Marvin and Shirley. He acknowledges a special debt to his father, Marvin Cohen, a private sector chief executive who couldn’t help but teach and communicate a sophisticated approach to management to his argumentative and oblivious older son. Bill Eimicke acknowledges the inspiration of Steve Cohen, a friend, colleague , partner, and role model. He thanks his wife, Karen Murphy; daughter , Annemarie; and dog, Balsam, for providing the motivation to spend the enormous time to complete this project. He also thanks Nicholas Scoppetta , commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), and Salvatore Cassano, chief of department, for giving him the chance to work at the department. And he thanks all the members of the FDNY for reminding him why he remains dedicated to public service. xvi Acknowledgments ...

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