On July 16, 2018 at 15:28 roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com (Roberto Gaetano) wrote:
It is of course a risk that the multi-stakeholder model be tilted towards the interests of one part of the stakeholders - this is why, incidentally, Fadi was talking about *global* *equal* multi-stakeholder (“GEMS") model. That there is a potential corruption of the model is no good reason for rejecting it, in particular in lack of a better system. So I would argue that the way to go is to make sure that the voice of the different stakeholders compose with the requirement of being “global” (meaning all have a chance to get to the table) and “equal” (meaning all have the same voice). In practice, civil society, because of the inherent limitations about financial power, should be subsidised to participate, and civil society itself has to make sure that it avoids infiltration of lobbyists among its rank and file. Cheers, R
You are proposing possible reforms. I am largely addressing past and present practices. The problem isn't the potential corruption, we can look at organizations which claim to practice multistakeholderism. The problem is whether the game theory is fundamentally broken. If, for example, there is no binding connection between those producing and approving policies and those whom those policies affect then how might any reform occur? Particularly where the policy process is working in the interests of the only people who might have the ability to reform the model? To use an expression why would the foxes advocate better fencing around the hen house? The only channel I can imagine is altruism which may not be entirely impossible -- I'd agree there are some very fair-minded people involved -- but that is a lot to hope for. -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*