Towards new global strategies : : public goods and human rights / / edited by Erik Andre Andersen, Birgit Lindsnaes.

• TeilnehmendeR: Andersen, Erik Andre.; Lindsnaes, Birgit.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles 2007
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (548 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book aims to contribute to the debate on global public goods, a debate which has been taking place for some time in the UN and the World Bank, among the regional development banks and bilaterally among states and donors. There is a need for new visions and strategies and to examine global infrastructure on the basis of the idea that global public goods, including human rights, contribute to cohesion at local, regional and international levels. The book investigates the possibilities and disadvantages of applying the idea of public goods in a global context. It explains the history of the concept and its significance for human rights. The authors include, in addition to academics, representatives from public institutions, civil society organizations, independent consultants, the media and the private sector.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- Introduction / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs -- 1. Global Public Goods - Concepts and Definitions / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- 2. Peace and Security / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- 3. State and Citizen / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- 4. Access to Information / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- 5. Examples of Implementation / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- 6. Conclusion / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- Appendices / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes -- Index / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnaes.