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
Providing technical assistance for development D: Detailed strategies
Participating in workforce negotiations G: Very Specific strategies
Overcoming reading disabilities G: Very Specific strategies
Reforming deliberative systems D: Detailed strategies
Using fear of humiliation G: Very Specific strategies
Electing active responsible spokesmen G: Very Specific strategies
Defining transitional phases of life J: Unconfirmed strategies
Distorting planning J: Unconfirmed strategies
Protecting product rights E: Emanations of other strategies
Relieving food scarcity G: Very Specific strategies
Distorting official news and information G: Very Specific strategies
Changing status F: Exceptional strategies
Locating on-the-job training G: Very Specific strategies
Regulating geological research G: Very Specific strategies
Researching increase in antisocial behaviour due to television G: Very Specific strategies
Establishing effective privacy legislation G: Very Specific strategies
Providing programme funding J: Unconfirmed strategies
Facilitating participatory planning in development F: Exceptional strategies
Conducting on-farm research on integrated pest management technologies E: Emanations of other strategies
Monitoring securities and commodities exchange G: Very Specific strategies
Listing heritage buildings G: Very Specific strategies
Supporting public works G: Very Specific strategies
Charging arbitrarily G: Very Specific strategies
Assuming contemplative role E: Emanations of other strategies
Suggesting social choice priorities D: Detailed strategies
Activating systematic neighbourhood clean-up G: Very Specific strategies
Telling significant past moments J: Unconfirmed strategies
Reducing contaminant residues E: Emanations of other strategies
Establishing national archives on water resources E: Emanations of other strategies
Providing intersectoral training on prevention and control of communicable diseases G: Very Specific strategies
Protecting civilian populations in times of war E: Emanations of other strategies
Creating genetically modified organisms D: Detailed strategies
Developing ethical codes of conduct for journalists G: Very Specific strategies
Monitoring data G: Very Specific strategies
Waiting A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Displaying community models E: Emanations of other strategies
Abstaining from popular participation in decision-making G: Very Specific strategies
Abandoning the dying F: Exceptional strategies
Organizing corporate work efforts G: Very Specific strategies
Researching public health E: Emanations of other strategies
Protesting arbitrary interference with privacy G: Very Specific strategies
Regulating accountability bodies G: Very Specific strategies
Increasing awareness for need to stabilize resource consumption D: Detailed strategies
Increasing diversification in subsistence economies D: Detailed strategies
Monitoring mortality rate G: Very Specific strategies
Ensuring adequate local government services G: Very Specific strategies
Giving legal advice J: Unconfirmed strategies
Representing retail distributors G: Very Specific strategies
Empowering images with conscious belief F: Exceptional strategies
Increasing access to technical expertise in remote communities G: Very Specific strategies

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