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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... activities . The care and tending of networks .. What role for the United Nations ? Conclusions .. vii ix xi xii xiii XV xviii XX Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. A Changing External Environment Economic and political liberalization ...
... activities . The care and tending of networks .. What role for the United Nations ? Conclusions .. vii ix xi xii xiii XV xviii XX Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. A Changing External Environment Economic and political liberalization ...
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... activities in addi- tion to this report . The GPP website has been developed into an important tool for advertising project activities and obtaining important information and other inputs for the project . It allowed an electronic ...
... activities in addi- tion to this report . The GPP website has been developed into an important tool for advertising project activities and obtaining important information and other inputs for the project . It allowed an electronic ...
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... activities . Most of the networks perform several of these activities , but each network does not necessarily perform all or even most of them : - →→ GPP networks get involved in placing new issues on the global agenda or raising the ...
... activities . Most of the networks perform several of these activities , but each network does not necessarily perform all or even most of them : - →→ GPP networks get involved in placing new issues on the global agenda or raising the ...
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... activities remains difficult . Much of a net- work manager's efforts relate to tackling the dual challenge of local - global and North - South inclusion , that is , bringing local interested parties into the global dialogue and bringing ...
... activities remains difficult . Much of a net- work manager's efforts relate to tackling the dual challenge of local - global and North - South inclusion , that is , bringing local interested parties into the global dialogue and bringing ...
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... activities or developing strategies for interacting with appropriate levels of governance ; → UN agencies can act as capacity - builders to ensure inclusiveness , both from a local - global and a North - South perspective ; and ...
... activities or developing strategies for interacting with appropriate levels of governance ; → UN agencies can act as capacity - builders to ensure inclusiveness , both from a local - global and a North - South perspective ; and ...
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