Coming Democracy : New Rules for Running A New World

English

ISBN: 1559632895

EAN: 9781559632898

Category: Political Science / Globalization/Political Science / History & Theory/Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy/

Publisher: Island Press

Release Date: 02/01/2003

Synopsis: 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.

Coming Democracy : New Rules for Running A New World

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Edition: 2

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 0.04 oz

Pages: 272