“Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.” CountryDemocracyCreationKeysDevelopmentFairsInstrumentsDevelopingRelatedComponentsGovernancePromotionProspectsDeveloping CountriesEquitable Author:Kamla Persad-Bissessar
“I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to stop the drug trade and to deliver better governance. He said as much in his inaugural address.” ThinkingSaidImportantCountryFightingPresidentRealizingStepsDrugTradeCorruptionAddressesEndeavorGovernanceStep UpInauguralInaugural Address Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“Haiti is 10.4-million people, of whom 35 per cent are children under 15. The country has always had great potential - and this is still the case. Our ill fortune has long been a matter of bad governance. And now things have changed.” PeopleChildrenLongStillsCountryMatterMillionsCasesChangedFortuneIllCentsGovernanceHaitiThings Have Changed Author:Laurent Lamothe
“The UN should arrange, as US forces leave, for an international group of peacekeepers and negotiators from the Arab countries to bring together Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, and work out a solution for self-governance that would give all three groups a share in political power. Simultaneously, the UN should arrange for shipments of food and medicine, from the United States and other countries, as well as engineers to help rebuild the country.” GivingShouldWellsSelfCountryStatesHelpingTogetherPoliticalThreeForceUnitedUnited StatesGroupsShareSolutionsMedicineInternationalWork OutEngineersOther CountriesGovernancePolitical PowerKurdsPeacekeepers Author:Howard Zinn
“There is one rule for the G-7 (richest countries) and another for the South. The G-7 now preaches open economies and liberalization, as well as 'good governance' and 'transparency'. Yet none of these things was conspicuous when the West grew rich.” WellsCountryEconomyRichGrewWestSouthGovernanceTransparencyGood Governance Book:The No-nonsense Guide to World Poverty Source: The No-nonsense Guide to World Poverty