Divided nations : why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it / Ian Goldin.
By: Goldin, Ian
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TextSeries: 21st century challenges: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.Description: xiv, 207 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780199693900; 0199693900.Other title: Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it.Subject(s): International organization | International cooperationDDC classification: 327.101 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 327.101 G569 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003484474 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
New global governance challenges -- Reconciling global, national, and local interests -- Rethinking reform : nations, networks, and knowledge -- The power of one : the role of individuals -- What can be done?
International organizations have not kept pace with global challenges. The UN, World Bank and other multilateral institutions were set up to deal with post-World War 2 crisis. Today, the world is far smaller, crowded with 4.5 billion more people than sixty years ago, and much more connected, with the rapid rise in flows of information, people, goods, and services across borders. We are all more affected than ever by what happens elsewhere.
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