Transition To A New World Order
What We Leave Behind for the Next Generation
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Based on the evidence that has surfaced since 2008, it is apparent the governing bodies of a large number of nations have failed to deliver on the social contract between these governments and their citizens. In addition, the implicit contract between nations participating in the globalization of the world economy has been breached. This breaching suggests a critical need to analyze these international relationships in order to assess the viability of the globalization process as it affects the current economic and political world order. Here it seems evident that both the so-called capitalist and the communist systems have major internal defects and cannot deliver or serve the best interests of their citizens in the 21st century. As is obvious then, a systemic analysis of both national and international shortcomings must be accomplished in order to identify underlying problems and to pose some solutions to the most egregious of these shortcomings. To do so, a number of critical issues are investigated and analyzed in the various chapters of this book. Potential solutions to a number of these problems will be discussed for their viability. Key to these analyses will be a focus on the failure of developed, developing and under-developed nations to promote political, economic and social systems that recognizes, and attempts to correct, the great disparities in the economic and social condition of significant number of their citizens, and the reasons for this failure, that is to say, an over-riding failure to define and enforce “human rights” recent populous uprisings in the Middle East to upset or discard the tyrannical rules are good manifestation of this phenomena. Even in the United States, the richest of all nations, some 13,000,000 American children do not get enough food daily to sustain their physical and mental well-being. In addition, there are an estimated 3,500,000 homeless Americans. This reflects, to a great degree, the egregious income disparities in the United States (and elsewhere) where a small portion of the citizenry live in luxury, while a substantial portion of the population live in poverty. Without proper dynamic governmental measures to correct problems such as these, we can never achieve the form of equitable economic prosperity that fosters a greater care for the rights of the individual. To accomplish this, a greater emphasis on an integrated system to make use of education and technology in delivering sustainable economic growth for the future is paramount. Leaving this issue aside, it is also obvious that the over-riding problem of unequal social, political and economic outcomes results, to a great extent, from the failure of many governments to restrain the political activism of significant elements of the business community. More so than is readily evident, significant elements of the business community act as “sovereign powers” ignoring or otherwise minimizing their contribution to the public interest of their respective home nation. Thus, a new government-business relationship may need to be realized in order to realign the responsibilities of the business community to the public at large. Evidence of this can be found in the decline of the services provided both by government and the private sector. This failure is causing many industries, especially high-tech ones, to fail in achieving their objectives. In many cases, outsourcing has become a nightmare for both the company and its customers. The starting point for all of these changes suggests strongly that renewed priorities must be given to the need for (a) adequately feeding the people of all nations, (b) providing these people with access to basic infrastructural resources, including health care and educational systems that adequately provide for their physical and emotional well-being, and (c) most important of all, putting in place educational systems that meet the spiritual and vocational needs both of the individual and the nation as a whole. Given the international nature of many of these problems, the goals and effective role of the United Nations must be revised and made more consistent with the world as it exists. Its focus must be on actively promoting the rights of the individual, matching the deeds with words. For example, a United Nations assembly should be capable militarily and politically of protecting the citizenry of any nation both from aggression by other nations and especially from any abuse of the indigenous citizenry by its own government. Only in this manner will “human rights” be given the priority that should be accorded them. To insure that these and similar needs discussed above are no more than utopian dreams, the role of technology and its potential power for stimulating progress to more democratically committed governments will be set out and amplified. The projected results of these analyses can then be used in the policy formulation process and the resulting plans of action that will serve the needs of the individual.
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“Transition to a New World Order” is addressing current political and economic affairs facing the United States and advancing nations, seeking prosperity and developments – in respect to job creation, productivity, and curbing social unrests and upheavals. For any nation to benefit from development programs, it needs an integrated and multi-disciplinary system to address social, political and global economic issues. The role of Technology Transfer, as the prime element of business development is demonstrated. In this regard, the role of Technology+Education+Democracy = Development, which leads to job creation is discussed. Also, democratic values of any society to safeguard “Democratic Capitalism” is investigated. It is essential to have people’s participation in any successful development program to appreciate the value of any effort or the magnitude of the undertakings. In other words, a democratic form of government and political infrastructure to endure a trustworthy financial system, with a strong independent judicial system, and a long-term educational system to safeguard the process is shown to be essential. A major element in a successful technology transfer program is its delivery system. The quality of services in the U.S. have deteriorated as a result of outsourcing of many vital services in the society. Success of business enterprises, companies or any institute can be measured in terms of client satisfaction. Lastly, the roots of social unrests, leading to political turmoil are investigated, with essential measures to curb terrorism and creating job opportunities towards further prosperity for nations.
About the Author
B. Bahramian graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.S. & Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, and later from the University of Dayton, Ohio with M.A. in Political Economics (major in Business Administration). As an associate professor of Engineering, he served the academic circles of University of Dayton, and University of Cincinnati in Ohio for many years. Early in the 1970’s, B. Bahramian served as Director of an academic development program at the University of Dayton, Ohio and as a designated Vice Chancellor for Tehran Polytechnic Institute in Iran, to implement an affiliation program between the two institutes, with cooperation and funding of the United Nations. Between 1973 to 1978, he structured and established Building & Housing Research Center, and National Science & Research Center for Iran. Between 1972 and 1979, he also served as a negotiator between late Shah of Iran and his major political opposition group to design a path for a peaceful transition of power to a more democratic form of governance, prior to 1979 revolution. After the revolution, Mr. Bahramian served under the new Prime Minister, in charge of development & industrial planning for the country in the transition government of Mr. Bazargan. During the hostage crisis of 1979, he served as a negotiator with the U.S. Government in an attempt to resolve the crisis. Since early 1980, Mr. Bahramian has resided in the United States, engaged in his profession as systems designer and program manager in different industries. Since 2005, he has served as a Director & Professor at the University of Maryland, where he is teaching Technology Management and International Affairs courses at the graduate schools. He has also been involved in the planning and implementation of business and economic development programs in Russia and China since early 1990s, with great interest in implementing technology and education as the backbone of industrial developments for advancing societies to prosper under democratic form of governance. On the professional side, as the founder and Chairman of Center for Technology Management, Inc., Mr. Bahramian has been engaged in the design and development of a few high-tech and Energy Saving products in the U.S., and received U.S. Patents on a few products.