Jeffrey Sachs' "punk-rock" appeal to the Nobel committee

The Journal : Current Issue:
"The closing date for this year's Nobel prize nominations has now passed. Of particular interest to advocates for global health is whether Jeffrey Sachs will get the prize for economics. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York and special advisor to the UN on the Millennium Development Goals, has been touted as a likely prizewinner for several years, so far without success."