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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Inadequacy of international standards

Inadequacy of international standards

  • Failure of standards setting procedures

Narrower

Substandard shipping vessels
Excellent
Restrictive building codes in urban areas
Presentable
Restrictive agreements on product standards
Presentable
Resistance to internationally agreed standards
Presentable
Politicization of health standards
Presentable
Parochial telecommunications standards
Presentable
Non-standardization of geographical names
Presentable
Instability of orthographic standards
Presentable
Inadequate standardization of procedures and equipment
Presentable
Confusion among drugs with similar names
Presentable
Conflicting standards for protection against chemical occupational hazards
Presentable
Non-standardized social services
Yet to rate
Multiplicity of time standards
Yet to rate
Lack of livelihood standards
Yet to rate
Inadequate international standards of financial accounting and reporting
Yet to rate
Inadequate building standards
Yet to rate
Inadequacy of international human rights instruments
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Inadequate safeguards against fire
Presentable
Uncritical acceptance of dogmas and standards
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Inadequate information systems for international governmental decision-making processes
Presentable
Limited enforceability of international standards
Yet to rate
Excessive standardization
Yet to rate
Conflicting international priorities
Yet to rate

Related

Deteriorating quality of life
Excellent
Sexual immorality
Presentable
Over-regulation
Presentable
Inadequate working conditions
Presentable
Double standards of sexual morality
Presentable

Strategy

Evaluating effects of world trade agreements on technical trade barriers
Excellent
Establishing international phytosanitary standards
Presentable
Harmonizing international standards
Yet to rate
Establishing standards
Yet to rate

Value

Virtue-Vice
Presentable
Truth-Error
Presentable
Power-Impotence
Presentable
Accomplishment-Nonaccomplishment
Presentable
Perfection-Imperfection
Presentable
Expectation-Inexpectation
Presentable
Skilfulness-Unskilfulness
Presentable
Improvement-Impairment
Presentable
Contentment-Discontentment
Presentable
Superiority-Inferiority
Presentable
Victory-Defeat
Presentable
Inadequacy
Yet to rate
Failure
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
  • Cybernetics » Cybernetics
  • Research, standards » Standards
  • Societal problems » Failure
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    Last update
    May 20, 2022