The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential

Uncoordinated policy-making

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Fragmented policy making

Inconsistent policy making

Contradictory decision-making

Fragmented resource planning

Piecemeal policy-making

Nature

Social development policy and planning conventionally deals with social issues on a piecemeal basis. A policy approach that treats each issue separately results in a plethora of government offices to deal with individual social concerns. This fails to recognize the fundamental importance of inter-sectoral coordination at all stages of the planning cycle. Coordination is essential both horizontally across sectors and vertically between the central and local levels.

Broader

Obsolete policy-making

Narrower

Policy vacuum

Uncoordinated government policy-making

Inadequate environmental impact assessment

Short range planning for long-term development

Imbalance in economic relationships among countries

Reduces

Politicization of decision-making

Aggravates

Policy disputes

Policy-making delays ^{[in 4 loops]}

Unrealistic policies ^{[in 24 loops]}

Inappropriate policies ^{[in 32 loops]}

Unpredictable governmental policy ^{[in 11 loops]}

Lack of international policy on specific issues ^{[in 2 loops]}

Domination of government policy-making by short-term considerations ^{[in 24 loops]}

Aggravated by

Risk-aversion strategy

Fragmentation of evidence

Institutional fragmentation

Lack of systems for achieving grassroots agreement

Irresponsible delimitation of policy responsibilities

Failure to integrate knowledge to empower humanity in response to the global problematique

Strategy(ies)

Ensuring national policy-making in a global world

Coordinating policy-making

Developing policy

Contradicting

Simplifying methods of policy formation

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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