Saturday, January 31, 2009

Global Public Policy or Computer Confluence

Global Public Policy: Governing without Government?

Author: Wolfgang H H Reinick

In this book, Wolfgang Reinicke provides an in-depth analysis of economic globalization and examines its implications for public policy. Using three studies - the need for global supervision of banking and finance; efforts to control money laundering, the engine of global criminal networks; and the management of dual-use technology transfer after the cold war - the book shows how the principles of global public policy have the potential to improve the capacities of governments and international organizations to deal with the challenges of the 21st century, without having to resort to territorial answers.

Booknews

The failure to institute structures of public policy that can serve the public interest, the author contends, is feeding a backlash against globalization which will lead governments to fall back on national solutions for providing public goods, eventually leading to greater interstate conflict. He argues for the cooperation of governments, corporations, and civil society in formulating and implementing a global public policy. He bases his argument on the current situations in the areas of: regulation of global financial markets, transnational criminal networks and money laundering, and trade in dual- goods and technologies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.



Table of Contents:
Introduction1
1Globalization of Economic Activity: Definition, Sources, Measurement, and Limits11
2Globalization and Public Policy: An Analytical Framework52
3Policy Responses: Matching Economic and Political Geography75
4Global Financial Markets: Pioneers in Global Public Policy102
5Global Crime and Public Policy: The Case of Money Laundering135
6From Denial to Disclosure: Dual-Use Trade in a Globalizing Industry173
7Conclusion218
Notes232
Index299

Book review: A Visão Populista

Computer Confluence: Exploring Tomorrows Technology

Author: George Beekman

Computer Confluence is more than a textbook; it's the confluence of three information sources:an illustrated textbook, a multimedia cd-rom, and a World Wide Web site on the internet. This integrated learning package takes advantage of the unique strengths of the three media types.



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