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The old ways of doing things are not up to the global challenges that we are facing. The Copenhagen 2009 and the Kyoto climate change process have clearly demonstrated the limitations of national governments in global problem-solving. And another finance crisis is inevitable, given that nothing significant has changed with the way the global finance system is organized. These failures are but two giant votes in favor of a new strategy that is rapidly emerging in response to global challenges like corruption, poverty, water, sustainability of forests and fisheries, health, security, and almost anything on the “global agenda.” I call this new strategy Global Action Networks (GANs). This is a book about these networks, particularly for people who are working in them and who are interested in developing them.
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Waddell, S. (2011). Organizing for the 21st century. In: Global Action Networks. Bocconi on Management Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230300460_1
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