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of World Problems
& Human Potential

Inaccessible decision makers

Name(s):

Insufficient communication between decision-makers and grassroots

Nature

There is insufficient communication between the grassroots and policy makers, local individuals and groups being unable to pass information to established powers or receive it back. The inaccessibility of decision-makers and the time required for letter-writing and petitions both point to the inadequacy of existing channels to meet present-day needs. The result is a lack of the on-going common basis necessary for consensus. Without accountability for continuous exchange of information, long-range planning becomes warped and misdirected.

Broader

Social inaccessibility

Unethical practices in communication

Structural failure of citizen participation

Narrower

Extreme detachment from represented constituency

Inaccessibility of decision-makers in multinational enterprises

Aggravates

Communication breakdown

Fragmented decision-making ^{[in 2 loops]}

Denial of political rights

Inflexible central government ^{[in 3 loops]}

Aggravated by

Oligopolies

Poor managerial communications

Value(s)

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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