Building a World Community
Globalisation and the Common Good
1st Edition
Published on 14. September 2015
272 pages
978-0-295-99881-7 (ISBN)
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Building a World Community: Globalisation and the Common Good
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03/2001
University of Washington Press
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Jacques Baudot
Content
- 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 Globalisation and Competiton
- 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: Globalisation 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 Polarisation and Poverty
- Tu Weiming: Mutual Learning as an Agenda for Social Development
- Appendix: Seminar Participants and Resources
