The Coming Democracy
New Rules For Running A New World
Ann Florini(Author)
Island Press
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-55963-289-8 (ISBN)
Description
National governments are proving ill-equipped to manage an increasingly complicated suite of global problems, from infectious diseases to climate change to conflicts over international trade. In The Coming Democracy, leading political analyst Ann Florini sets forth a compelling new paradigm for transnational governance, one based on the concept of "transparency" - the idea that the free flow of information (on topics ranging from corporate and government behavior to nuclear proliferation to biodiversity protection) provides powerful ways to hold decision makers accountable and to give ordinary people meaningful voice in shaping the policies that affect them. Dramatic breakthroughs in information technology of the past decade have made such transparency possible on a global scale. Florini offers a clear and comprehensive assessment of the possibilities for using transparency to develop effective approaches to transnational governance.
She shows how this new form of governance promises real hope for managing global problems, and provides a compelling scenario that demonstrates how existing conventions and institutions can lead the way in the evolution of a better system of global governance.
She shows how this new form of governance promises real hope for managing global problems, and provides a compelling scenario that demonstrates how existing conventions and institutions can lead the way in the evolution of a better system of global governance.
More details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55963-289-8 (9781559632898)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
A time of transformation?; The global spotlight; The global we; Why governments won't solve everything; Business; Civil society; Economic integration; Environment; The fourth revolution.