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Critical choices : the United Nations, networks, and the future of global governance by Wolfgang H Reinicke; Francis Deng; Jan Martin Witte; Thorsten Benner; Beth Whitaker; John J Gershman; International Development Research Centre (Canada) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The world that we live in today is changing dramatically. Economic and political liberalization, together with accelerating technological change, are driving the extraordinary process we know as globalization. This 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 labour 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. The United Nations faces a set of critical choices. It must not only be a haven for its member states but also needs to find ways to collaborate with civil society and the
Who reads Critical choices : the United Nations, networks, and the future of global governance?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Wolfgang H Reinicke; Francis Deng; Jan Martin Witte; Thorsten Benner; Beth Whitaker; John J Gershman; International Development Research Centre (Canada)
- Publisher
- IDRC Books
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781280849954
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Law, Political Science, Social Science
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