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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... play several critical roles , including that of managing the tensions and conflicts that inevitably arise from a committed search among disparate parties for solutions to real problems , and doing so in a way that keeps the participants ...
... play several critical roles , including that of managing the tensions and conflicts that inevitably arise from a committed search among disparate parties for solutions to real problems , and doing so in a way that keeps the participants ...
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... play an intermediary role between states , whose rationale and legitimacy for the foreseeable future will remain constrained by territorial sovereignty , and business and civil society , which , taking advantage of open markets and the ...
... play an intermediary role between states , whose rationale and legitimacy for the foreseeable future will remain constrained by territorial sovereignty , and business and civil society , which , taking advantage of open markets and the ...
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... player in GPP networks , it needs to reach out to its external partners . One stepping - stone to improving relations and entering into a constructive strategic dialogue with key actors from nongovernmen- tal organizations and the ...
... player in GPP networks , it needs to reach out to its external partners . One stepping - stone to improving relations and entering into a constructive strategic dialogue with key actors from nongovernmen- tal organizations and the ...
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... play ? These questions must be answered for GPP networks to attract the attention they deserve and demon- strate the ... playing in global politics undermines state capacity or the effectiveness of international organizations ...
... play ? These questions must be answered for GPP networks to attract the attention they deserve and demon- strate the ... playing in global politics undermines state capacity or the effectiveness of international organizations ...
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... play with respect to GPP networks . A review of the UN's experience with networks to date leaves little doubt that the organization can appropriately take on several critical functions in support of networking . But even as a changing ...
... play with respect to GPP networks . A review of the UN's experience with networks to date leaves little doubt that the organization can appropriately take on several critical functions in support of networking . But even as a changing ...
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