Global Strategies & Solutions

Over the ages humans have recognised problems they face, and have devised and implemented solutions and strategies to overcome them. But what was the problem and logic behind these strategies, how were they implemented, and what were their outcomes - positive or negative, deliberate or unintended? The Global Strategies and Solutions section of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is an ongoing attempt to record and map the relationships between any strategies and solutions that humanity actually or potentially uses, in the hopes that a better overall understanding of which would greatly enhance our ability to formulate effective strategies to global problems.

The Global Strategies and Solutions section details this problem and over 32,000 others and the 280,000 relationships between them - from Awarding prizes, Breaking down cultural isolation and Campaigning, to Wishing and Using witchcraft. The strategies presented are those recognized by over 69,000 international organizations including IGOs, NGOs and other bodies (profiled in the Yearbook of International Organizations). Some strategies may be recognized by many organizations, others may only be recognized by loose networks, movements or isolated groups of experts.

Strategy Strategy Type
Achieving universal respect for human rights B: Basic universal strategies
Assigning urban marketing force F: Exceptional strategies
Blocking degeneration to sterile ceremony G: Very Specific strategies
Improving implementation of development programmes G: Very Specific strategies
Investigating doomsday syndrome F: Exceptional strategies
Reinforcing democratic processes by institutionalized lobbying G: Very Specific strategies
Caring for horses D: Detailed strategies
Restricting grass-roots acquisition of technical knowledge F: Exceptional strategies
Exposing violation of trade union rights G: Very Specific strategies
Defining offensive humour G: Very Specific strategies
Forging affective relationships F: Exceptional strategies
Increasing attractiveness D: Detailed strategies
Forcing conformity to laws F: Exceptional strategies
Providing materials for inventiveness G: Very Specific strategies
Abusing asylum F: Exceptional strategies
Labelling foods G: Very Specific strategies
Bringing quality music to disfavoured sectors G: Very Specific strategies
Disposing of materials containing heavy metals G: Very Specific strategies
Exchanging resources D: Detailed strategies
Exemplifying responsible exercise of political freedoms F: Exceptional strategies
Embracing religion F: Exceptional strategies
Pursuing short-term gratification B: Basic universal strategies
Managing purchasing D: Detailed strategies
Framing criminals F: Exceptional strategies
Educating senior technicians D: Detailed strategies
Reducing erroneous classification F: Exceptional strategies
Preparing supplemental teaching team G: Very Specific strategies
Distrusting economic co-operation F: Exceptional strategies
Reducing structural violence E: Emanations of other strategies
Harbouring illegal aliens G: Very Specific strategies
Using attention F: Exceptional strategies
Reducing incidence of paper qualification syndrome G: Very Specific strategies
Being concerned with immediate problems F: Exceptional strategies
Intimidating D: Detailed strategies
Minimizing developmental disabilities E: Emanations of other strategies
Searching for truth F: Exceptional strategies
Treating inferiority complex G: Very Specific strategies
Advancing infrastructure maintenance C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Disposing of sacred objects G: Very Specific strategies
Setting appropriate fashion for consumption of goods and services F: Exceptional strategies
Networking development research E: Emanations of other strategies
Exposing medical materialism F: Exceptional strategies
Resisting charitable giving G: Very Specific strategies
Causing disaffection F: Exceptional strategies
Risking political upheaval E: Emanations of other strategies
Building institutional resilience F: Exceptional strategies
Disempowering citizens E: Emanations of other strategies
Establishing need for resources C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Exchanging experience on railways F: Exceptional strategies
Affirming value of euphenics F: Exceptional strategies

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