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 |
|---|---|
| Campaigning against media harassment | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Allowing bureaucratic negligence | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Defending the environment | B: Basic universal strategies |
| Endangering with awareness of high risk | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Demanding obedience to social consensus | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Freeing up resources | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Polluting marine environment | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Legalizing defence rights | D: Detailed strategies |
| Provoking animosity | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Abstaining from political will | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Abstaining from ideology | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Deepening motivation initiatives | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Setting a more equitable public agenda | D: Detailed strategies |
| Distributing grants for youth projects | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Improving watchdog agencies | D: Detailed strategies |
| Correcting gender bias | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Preserving significance of cultural tradition | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Questioning superiority of expensive drugs | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Strengthening religions | B: Basic universal strategies |
| Changing opinion about sexual obligations | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Discontinuing | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Investigating contract murder | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Auditing | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Reinforcing-Weakening | P: Strategy polarities |
| Threatening retaliation | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Starting widespread public advertising | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Conserving land fertility | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Increasing pace of life | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Making secret laws | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Harmonizing faith with science | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Demanding use of best capabilities | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Allowing independent decision-making | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Professionalizing media authorities | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Democratizing police state | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Segregating races | D: Detailed strategies |
| Lowering investment in farms | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Protecting green inner suburbs | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Providing sufficient emergency facilities | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Distrusting police | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Limiting tripartite cooperation | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Disrupting traditional family systems | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Undermining opposition to science | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Limiting functional abilities | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Reducing mob violence | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Abstaining from expert knowledge | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Using cultural sensitivity | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Delineating ownership of property | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Protecting against high tides | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Fighting high-interest loans | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Clinging to old ideas | F: Exceptional strategies |