http://www.thebrokeronline.euen-GBThu, 24 Jun 2010 10:10:56 GMThttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Online-discussions/Towards-a-global-development-strategy/Going-global/Three-main-policy-responsibilities Paul Hassingis employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affaires since 1991. This contribution is the authors personal opinion and does not reflect in any way government policy Much has been debated about globalisation and global public goods, as if the two did belong to the same category. The crises in global public goods such as climate, biodiversity and human security are not solely caused by globalisation. The crises in global public goods are also caused by economic growth worldwide and durWed, 09 Jun 2010 21:17:48 GMThttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Online-discussions/Towards-a-global-development-strategy/Going-global/Growing-Population-and-Reducing-Resources-Increases-Poverty-Worldwide Sjoerd Nienhuys is a development practitioner and consultant. Sjoerd worked for over 30 years in different developing countries on themes including education, micro-enterprise, human settlements, disaster rehabilitation, renewable energy and programme management. The WRR report and following discussions present a broad perspective of problems and options for development aid, as well as a number of shortcomings or areas for precision according to the perception of some contributors. The comTue, 01 Jun 2010 07:11:05 GMThttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Online-discussions/Towards-a-global-development-strategy/Going-global/Managing-the-commons Johan van de Gronden, Director World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Netherlands How to avoid a tragedy of the commons on a planetary scale is arguably the most pressing and complex question of political philosophy in our days. There is some logic in the expectation that the Netherlands would be a country to look for early solutions. The country is small, densely populated and makes a living through global trade. The population needs 4 times the biocapacity of its own territory to sustain its lTue, 01 Jun 2010 07:03:47 GMThttp://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Online-discussions/Towards-a-global-development-strategy/Going-global/Unpacking-the-global-arena David Sogge is the Board Secretary of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. The Broker poses some good questions. Let’s take the first one: “Should the global arena be one of the main basic units of analysis…?” The question is almost rhetorical, the answer being of course, “Yes ! What’s the alternative?” At the same time, the term “global arena” needs unpacking. Cosmopolitan social strata and interest blocs are indeed emerging at global levels; hence talk of a “