Building a world community : globalisation and the common good / / edited by Jacques Baudot

• Pubblicazione: Seattle, Wash. : , : University of Washington Press, , 2001; ©2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 pages)
• Disciplina: 327.1
• Soggetto topico: International relations; Globalization; Common good
• Altri autori: BaudotJacques
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Part 1: Findings of the Copenhagen Seminars; Introduction; Chapter I: Dimensions of Global Democracy; Democracy, Truth, Order and Commitment; Laxism and Fundamentalism; Decline of the Principle of Equality; Reduce the Severity of Global Threats; Tame and Enrich Economic Globalization and Competition; Control and Orient Financial Transactions; Develop Shared Values; Global Democratic Community or Society; Chapter II: Economies to Serve Human Needs and Aspirations; Economic Participation: Promises and Uncertainties; Economic Justice: Evidence of Regression ; Economic Morality: A Weakening of Norms Economic Moderation: The Monetisation of Societies is Pervasive; Chapter III: A Humanist Political Culture; Give Power to ""Soft"" Values; Leave Room for Stability; Accept Different Types of Modernity; Reconcile the Local and the Universal; Develop Solidarity; Make Self-interest Contribute to the Common Good; Call upon Ideals and Utopias; Measure Social Progress and Social Regress; Chapter IV: Social Forces with a Global Agenda; The New World Capitalist Elite; The Media with a Global Reach; New Idealists and World Proletariat; Citizens of the World ; Public Servants Social Movements and Non-governmental Organisations; Chapter V: Institutions to Promote the Common Good; Institutional Diversity is a Condition for Democracy; Make Good Use of Existing Institutions; Nurture Traditional Socializing Institutions; Set Clear and Ambitious Objectives; Promote Humane and Effective States; Make Regional Organisations the Building Blocks of a Global Community; Manage the Global World Economy; Strengthen the United Nations System; Part 2: Additional Contributions; Richard Falk: Realising the Copenhagen Vision: The Political Imperative ; Peter Marris: Reflections on Development, Growth, and Well-being Saad Nagi: Toward a Global Community of Solution; Deepak Nayyar: Globalization and Development: A Historical Perspective; Ignacy Sachs: Economic Growth and Social Progress Reconsidered; Nafis Sadik: A Time to Act: To Save Lives and Promote Gender Equality; Peter Townsend: Prisoners of the Global Market: Social Polarization and Poverty; Tu Weiming: Mutual Learning as an Agenda for Social Development; Appendix: Seminar Participants and Resources
• Titolo autorizzato: Building a world community
• ISBN: 0-295-99881-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798400303321
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