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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... forces that took shape and spread throughout the world in the late 20th century . The first is liberalization , both economic and political . Economic liberalization , by opening markets , increasing competition , and encouraging the ...
... forces that took shape and spread throughout the world in the late 20th century . The first is liberalization , both economic and political . Economic liberalization , by opening markets , increasing competition , and encouraging the ...
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... forces of globalization that have confounded and complicated traditional governance structures , challenging the operational capacity and democratic responsiveness of governments . They are distinctive in their ability to bring people ...
... forces of globalization that have confounded and complicated traditional governance structures , challenging the operational capacity and democratic responsiveness of governments . They are distinctive in their ability to bring people ...
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... forces , by now familiar to us all , stand out as driving the change in our international environment . First , for almost four decades now , a general trend toward economic and political liberalization has reshaped the international ...
... forces , by now familiar to us all , stand out as driving the change in our international environment . First , for almost four decades now , a general trend toward economic and political liberalization has reshaped the international ...
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... force now reshaping the environment for international organiza- tions . That force is the technological revolution ... forces described above present direct and immedi- ate challenges to the current architecture of global governance ...
... force now reshaping the environment for international organiza- tions . That force is the technological revolution ... forces described above present direct and immedi- ate challenges to the current architecture of global governance ...
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... forces of technological change and integration . GPP networks create bridges between the public sector - national , provincial , state , and local governments , as well as intergovernmental bodies — and the other two sectors of our ...
... forces of technological change and integration . GPP networks create bridges between the public sector - national , provincial , state , and local governments , as well as intergovernmental bodies — and the other two sectors of our ...
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