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Dossiers thématiques, et problématique générale des biens publics mondiaux

A rough time on the seas

1. Contributions - François Lille, Survie - 14 September 2004

The world market of maritime employment is attempting to rid itself of its “social shackles”. In disdain of national and international norms for employment and maritime laws, two principles will guide working relations from now on : illegal subcontracting of labour, and discrimination. In the face of these dangers, unions are preparing to fight. (...)

General issue

1. Contributions - Survie - June 2004

Everywhere, throughout our time, public goods and services are threatened by greed for financial interests. At the same time, the increasing interaction of human societies leads to both new evils and needs. It is within this difficult context that the idea of “global public goods” as a necessity has entered into public debates on the world’s (...)

Global public goods and global public services

1. Contributions - François Lille, Survie - 1 March 2004

Historically, every society and civilisation has developed public goods and services, whatever the words used and whatever the cultural context. However, these days, such goods are threatened everywhere by greed for financial interests. At the same time, the increasing interaction of human societies leads to both new evils and needs. It is (...)

Public Goods on a global scale

1. Contributions - Odile Tobner - 15 April 2003

... An old and new concept In order that one day all human beings have the possibility to be “ equal in dignity and rights ” one idea, amongst many others at the beginning of this millennium, is that “ public goods ” are necessary on a global scale. But what does that mean ? Historically, whatever the words used and whatever the cultural (...)