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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs -- Global public goods-concepts and definitions -- The state and the citizen: natural law as a public good / Peter Wivel -- Public goods: concept, definition, and method / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs -- On human rights / Lone Lindholt and Birgit Lindsnæs -- The global and the regional outlook: how can global public goods be advanced from a human rights perspective? / Birgit Lindsnæs -- Peace and security -- Peace as a global public good / Bjørn Møller -- International institutions for preserving peace and security / Erik André Andersen -- The law of war / Rikke Ishøy -- The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Erik André Andersen -- State and citizen -- Is good governance a global public good? / Hans-Otto Sano -- Legal protection and the rule of law as a global public good / Hans Henrik Brydensholt and Kristine Yigen -- Curbing corruption: a global public good-the potential of international cooperation / Kristine Yigen -- Access to global public goods for socially and economically vulnerable groups / Rie Odgaard and Kristine Yigen -- Access to information-- The right to know / Anders Jerichow -- Internet access as a global public good / Henrik Lindholt and Rikke Frank Jørgensen -- Research, global public goods and welfare / Peder Andersen -- Education as a global public good / Diego Bang -- Examples of implementation -- Health is global -- and a moving target / Poul Birch Eriksen, Ellen Bangsbo, Jens Kvorning, Lene Lange, Esben Sønderstrup, Uffe Torm, and Ib Bygbjerg -- (Fresh) water as a human right and a global public good / Jannik Boesen and Poul Erik Lauridsen -- The international trade system / Christian Friis Bach -- The global responsibility of private companies / Henrik Brade Johansen, Helle Bank, Jørgensen, and Jens Kvorning -- Problems and potentials in the application of global public goods / Erik André Andersen, Peder Andersen, and Birgit Lindsnæs.

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Aims to contribute to the debate on global public goods. This 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.

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