Foreword

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Over the past five years there has been a growing interest in the systems of governance that determine the way in which the world works. The problems facing the peoples of the world have not gone away since the report Governance for a Sustainable Future was launched by the World Humanity Action Trust (WHAT) in 2000. There is progress in some areas, and awareness of the problems of poverty, AIDS and global tensions of all kinds is growing. And although there are increasing signs of consensus on the actions that are required, implementation of these is slow.

The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), held in Johannesburg in 2002, ...

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