Some Issues and Priorities in Building Democratic Global Governance and Institutions

The world is getting more and more "globalised". The integration is taking place economically, as more countries are getting more "integrated" in the world economy through finance, investment and trade. Culturally, global integration is also taking place through the influence of global media. However, perhaps the most modern and important aspect of globalisation is the "globalisation of policy making". Decisions on domestic issues that have traditionally been taken at the national level by governments and parliaments are increasingly coming under the purview of global institutions. Developing countries especially are the recipients of policies that are made at the global level and then have to be implemented by them at the national level.