Building a Better World
 

                                           Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg, South Africa, completed 2003 

Building a Better World :: 17.33

Explores today's key policy challenges, including state-building, economic development, environmental protection, corruption and the rule of law, the provision of basic public services, democratization, the strengthening civil society, and international security. Presents the problem for each topic, reviews potential solutions, discusses failed approaches, and identifies concrete successes. Examples drawn from around the world. Includes projects with a practical component.