Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world
本傑明·鮑勃: 爲什麽市長們應該管理這世界
Benjamin Barber suggested that the future of the world may lie with the politicians who implement practical change every day: mayors. Full bio
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它深深紮根於這個世界。
而是跨越了國界的問題。
面對它們而制定的方案,效果也越來越差。
一個有很多現實而殘酷的問題的世紀。
由我們選出來的女士、先生
United Cities and Local Governments
the International Council or Local Environmental Issues
得有人教他們知識、教他們做人。
民族啊的差異都放在一邊,
(但目的都是爲了人民好)
還是別這麼做了,這麼做行不通。
能讓公交車運行得像地鐵一樣高效
能讓公交車運行得像地鐵一樣高效
要麼就把全球化給民主化
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Benjamin Barber - Political theoristBenjamin Barber suggested that the future of the world may lie with the politicians who implement practical change every day: mayors.
Why you should listen
A passionate advocate of democracy’s power, Benjamin Barber explored bold solutions for dysfunctional systems and political paralysis. In his 2013 book If Mayors Ruled the World, he showed how decentralized local governments can be more flexible -- and more in tune with their constituents -- than their federal counterparts. The book led to the foundation of the Global Parliament of Mayors, a governance body of, by and for mayors from all continents. It builds on the experience, expertise and leadership of mayors in tackling local challenges resulting from global problems.
Barber burst into the media spotlight on September 11, 2001, when his book Jihad Vs. McWorld, published several years earlier, assumed new relevance. With his prophetic analysis of the emerging collision of tribalism and globalism, Barber established the parameters for 21st-century political debate.
His newest book is Cool Cities: Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming.
Benjamin Barber | Speaker | TED.com