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"Today, the human race seems to have encountered more threats than it had ever faced any time before in modern history. Humanity thus is at a crossroads with respect to dealing with multiple threats that endangered preservation of the human species itself: poverty, widespread violence, dangerous illnesses, environmental catastrophes, and social break down are some of these among others. Among the most recommended available solutions to overcome these crises are how to manage crises themselves, which probably include managing resources, power, knowledge, and whatever. Spreading Investment and financial transfers to the South, where 85 per cent of humanity dwell is assumed to generate income, create work opportunity, and spark hope of sustainable development. Moreover, if improved technologies are being shared and international policies coordinated to address economic, environmental, discrimination, and health concerns, these would be even more productive. However, while current genuine international cooperation and trust between actors is diminishing, senseless talk about peace and security are in the air as well, sounding instead fearful, suspicious, conflict producing and even more mistrustful overall. The outset of the 21st century doesn't seem to offer anything to ensure the wellbeing of most of mankind, even though today in international politics, transnational interest groups are gaining clout. However, they lack an institution to represent them. Thus civil society must push on to make its many voices heard, in order to reflect and realize the notion of the global era needing a global parliament to address outstanding issues." (author's abstract)

Intro -- AFTER AUTHORITY: War, Peace, and Global Politicsin the 21st Century -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. THEORY OF GLOBAL POLITICS -- 2. THE WORRIES OF NATIONS -- 3. THE INSECURITY DILEMMA -- 4. ARMS AND AFFLUENCE -- 5. MARKETS, THE STATE, AND WAR -- 6. THE SOCIAL CONTRACTION -- 7. THE PRINC(IPAL) -- 8. POLITICS AMONG PEOPLE -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The daunting challenges that face the nation in the 21st century establish the need for the transformation of government and demand fundamental changes in how federal agencies should meet these challenges by becoming flatter, more results-oriented, externally focused, partnership-oriented, and employee-enabling organizations. This testimony addresses how the long-term fiscal imbalance facing the United States, along with other significant trends and challenges, establish the case for change and the need to reexamine the base of the federal government; how federal agencies can transform into high-performing organizations; and how multiple approaches and selected initiatives can support the reexamination and transformation of the government and federal agencies to meet these 21st century challenges."

Regional governance from a comparative perspective / Detlef Nolte, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany . - State and society in the transnational space / Wolfgang Hein, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany . - Analysis of global and regional convergence from an international economic perspective / Víctor M. González-Sánchez, UNED, National University of Distance Education, Madrid, Spain . - Financial literacy and financial inclusion : a double challenge for public sector / Susana de los Ríos-Sastre, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain. - Does university education develop entrepreneurial qualities? / Sylvia Rohlfer and Sergio Pulgarin, CUNEF, Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros, Calle Leonardo Prieto Castro, Madrid, Spain, and others . - State-formation and patterns of violence : a cross regional comparison / Sabine Kurtenbach, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany . - Between independence and control : recent developments within the judiciary in Latin America / Cordula Tibi Weber and Mariana Llanos, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany . - China-Cuba relations in the 21st century / Adrian H. Hearn, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia . - Subnational authoritarian enclaves and their impact on national democratic rule : evidence from Mexico / Allyson Lucinda Benton, CIDE Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico D. F., Mexico . - State and society structural distance and measurements : an empirical analysis of China's national business associations / Long Ningli, China Center for Comparative Politics & Economics, Beijing, China . - A methodology for economic analysis of water reuse projects : the case of the city of Barcelona / Oriana Correia, "Scar Alfranca and Luis Seguí, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

After preparing to lead a quiet life as a teacher and scholar of political theory, William Galston has spent the past quarter century crossing the boundaries between academia and public life, including a two-year stint as Deputy Assistant for Domestic Policy under President Clinton. Reflecting these boundary-crossings, Public Matters contains a selection of Galston's essays on politics, policy, and religion

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 Libraries as Stewards and Access Points for Government Information -- Chapter 1 Government Information Librarians: New Skills and Training for the Digital Age -- Chapter 2 E-Government and Public Libraries in the United States and Canada: Challenges Facing the Public Library of Today -- Chapter 3 Digitization and Digital Preservation of Government Information -- Chapter 4 Preservation of Digital Government Information by Libraries: An Australian Case Study -- Chapter 5 Enhancing Access to Printed Government Documents -- Chapter 6 Managing the Digital Collection -- Chapter 7 Government Information and Services: Accessibility and the Digital Divide -- Part 2 Governments as Information Managers and Providers -- Chapter 8 Managing the Freedom of Information Process: How do National Government Departments Manage and Deliver upon the Promises of the Freedom of Information Process? The East European Perspective (Estonia, Hungary, and Uzbekistan) -- Chapter 9 Authenticating Digital Government Information -- Chapter 10 Open Government: Beyond Black-box Transparency -- Chapter 11 Managing Open Government Data -- Chapter 12 Government Information and New Web Technologies -- Chapter 13 Crown Copyright and the Reuse of Government Information: Access and Limitations -- Chapter 14 An e-Government Experience in Colima with Significance in a Country: Mexico -- Index.