Problem
Governmental disregard for international values and procedures
Other Names:
Nation states' disregard for world opinion Nature:
Each government considers itself to be on its own, and participates in the world system to maximize its national goals. Alliances are mutually advantageous contracts to preserve a status quo against an ambitious rival. There is very little tradition of deference to some general assessment of planetary needs. The adverse effects of such policies are only perceived and experienced at the point at which excess capacity begins to disappear and a condition of scarcity begins to emerge. Broader Problems:
Vacuous public valuesDomination of the world by sovereign states Aggravates:
International aid paternalismConflicting international prioritiesConflicting international prioritiesImposition of national priorities on other countriesInappropriate projection of values onto other culturesMisapplication of principles to oppose social innovationInadequate global consensus concerning problems and prospects of humanityDecline of the nation-state Strategies:
Abiding by international values and procedures Values:
Disregard Subject(s):
Communication → Public opinionGovernment → Nation state
Government → Government
Cybernetics → Cybernetics
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET