Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171376 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2017-101
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
The authors identify three challenges to global cooperation and propose three solutions. The first is the lack of integration of civil society into global governance. In the spirit of Ostrom's poly-centric governance, they propose stronger interaction between public international authorities, including the G20, and civil society. The second is the reliance of economic policy on a model of human behaviour based on self-interest and instrumental rationality. The authors propose on the contrary to ground policies on behavioural evidence, and to increase cooperation between academic institutions active in this field worldwide. The third is the recognition that the spread of divisive narratives, which emphasize demarcations across national or religious lines, hinders global cooperation. Alternative narratives should be produced within a transformative process involving responsible leaders, decision-makers, experts, and civil society.
Subjects: 
behavioral economics
cooperation
civil society
narrative
JEL: 
D04
D91
H41
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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