Contents
7 | Preface (pdf-download) |
9 | Introduction (pdf-download) Key global challenges – Global trends with multisectoral impacts – Options for global governance – Outlook: which model(s) of global governance? |
World Orders and Peace | |
19 | Military Security between Rearmament, Democratisation and Privatisation (pdf-download) Rearmament and the decline of arms control – Democratisation or privatisation of security? – Summary and outlook |
World Society and Development | |
41 | Global Health Governance in Transition (pdf-download) Divergent health trends in industrialised and developing countries – Diverse health discourses with sometimes conflicting goals – The growing complexity of health governance in a globalised world – Policy options to improve global health governance |
World Economy and Ecology | |
63 | Tipping Points in the Earth System and their Implications for World Politics and Economy (pdf-download) Global temperature dynamics in the 21st century – Climate change and its implications for human development and international security – Tipping points in the Earth system – Will tipping points in the Earth system trigger tipping points in the world economy and politics? |
81 | The World Financial System in Crisis (pdf-download) Explanation and analysis of trends – The world financial system and financial markets: an historical overview – The current world financial system crisis – The financial crisis: paradigms from economic theory – Political options |
100 | Notes on the Contributers (pdf-download) |


