The topic of progressive governance, which is the focus of this volume, is inconceivable without the global modernization process which has permeated our societies and our daily lives. The 14 reform-minded heads of state and government who discussed progresssive governance in Berlin in June 2000 have above all else embraced this modernization process as an opportunity. Governments are under great pressure to provide political responses to the visible and tangible process of globalization. Particularly in the face of ever faster merging economies, the information revolution, unrestricted...
The topic of progressive governance, which is the focus of this volume, is inconceivable without the global modernization process which has permeated ...