Transcription of Introduction to Global Issues - World Bank
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11 Introduction to Global Issues VINAYBHARGAVAMore than at any other time in history, the future of humankind isbeing shaped by Issues that are beyond any one nation s abilityto solve. Climate change, avian flu, financial instability, terrorism, waves ofmigrants and refugees, water scarcities, disappearing fisheries, stark andseemingly intractable poverty all of these are examples of Global issueswhosesolution requires cooperation amongnations. Each issue seems at first to belittle connected to the next; the problems appear to come in all shapes andfrom all directions. But if one reflects a moment on these examples, somecommon features soon become apparent: Each issue affects a large number of people on different sides ofnational boundaries.
Some Definitions Global issues, globalization, and global public goods are related but differing concepts. Globalization generally refers to the increasing integration of economies around the world, particularly through trade, production chains
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