Critical Choices: The United Nations, Networks, and the Future of Global GovernanceWolfgang H. Reinicke, Francis Mading Deng, Jan Martin Witte, International Development Research Centre (Canada) IDRC, 2000 - 141 pages The new global environment requires new approaches, new ideas and innovative tools to address new challenges in areas as different as weapons control, climate change, genetic engineering, and labor standards. Critical Choices looks at one such tool: global public policy networks. In these networks, governments, international organizations, the corporate sector and civil society join together to achieve what none can accomplish on its own. The authors explore both the promises and the limitations of this new form of global cooperation. They discuss how such networks might contribute to better manage the risks and make use of the opportunities that globalization presents. Finally, they offer provocative advice and solid recommendations on how the United Nations can foster such networks in the years ahead. |
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... ( NGOs ) are playing in global politics undermines state capacity or the effectiveness of international organizations , especially the United Nations . However , this is not always the case . To the contrary , as this report shows ...
... ( NGOs ) are playing in global politics undermines state capacity or the effectiveness of international organizations , especially the United Nations . However , this is not always the case . To the contrary , as this report shows ...
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... , such as corporations and NGOs , as well as state actors , such as governments and international organizations . The leaders of the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations , such as the World Bank 6 t CHAPTER 1.
... , such as corporations and NGOs , as well as state actors , such as governments and international organizations . The leaders of the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations , such as the World Bank 6 t CHAPTER 1.
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... NGOs increased by more than 60 % between 1981 and 1996. Some countries saw even more dramatic expansions . In sub- Saharan Africa , for example , it was not uncommon for the number of registered NGOs in a country to increase by as much ...
... NGOs increased by more than 60 % between 1981 and 1996. Some countries saw even more dramatic expansions . In sub- Saharan Africa , for example , it was not uncommon for the number of registered NGOs in a country to increase by as much ...
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... NGOs , rather than through government agencies . In doing so , they see themselves as supporting democratization and assisting in the downsizing of overinflated state bureaucracies . It is estimated that NGOs disburse roughly 15 % of ...
... NGOs , rather than through government agencies . In doing so , they see themselves as supporting democratization and assisting in the downsizing of overinflated state bureaucracies . It is estimated that NGOs disburse roughly 15 % of ...
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... NGOs , and businesses have come to play a greater role in economic development in many developing countries in recent years . Meanwhile , the successful liberalization of many domestic political systems has led to increased calls for ...
... NGOs , and businesses have come to play a greater role in economic development in many developing countries in recent years . Meanwhile , the successful liberalization of many domestic political systems has led to increased calls for ...
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