The coming democracy : new rules for running a new world / Ann Florini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Florini, Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society.

Democracy.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-241) and index.

ISBN:

9781597268462

1597268461

9781423707882

1423707885

OCLC:

609350721