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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Unsolved social problems

Unsolved social problems

  • Unresolved societal dilemmas
  • Wicked social issues
  • Persistent social dysfunction

Broader

Wicked problems
Presentable
Unsolved problems
Unpresentable

Narrower

Structural failure of citizen participation
Presentable
Short-range planning for long-term development
Presentable
Local resistance to undesired development
Presentable
Inaccessible administrative agencies
Presentable
Fragmented planning of community life
Presentable
Official disregard for people as human beings
Unpresentable
Inadequate response to societal needs
Unpresentable
Unresponsive public authorities
Yet to rate
Suspicion of bureaucracy
Yet to rate
Decline in civic participation
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Neglect of environmental consequences of government policies
Excellent

Aggravated by

Restriction of funding for research on social problems
Presentable
Inadequate research on proposed solutions to problems
Presentable
Suppression of information concerning social problems
Yet to rate
Delay of religions in acknowledging social problems
Yet to rate

Related

Grievances of citizens
Unpresentable

Strategy

Disseminating information on world problems
Presentable
Disseminating information on remedial strategies
Unpresentable
Updating programmes against social problems
Yet to rate
Funding research on social problems
Yet to rate
Analysing social problems
Yet to rate
Addressing problems of social marginalization
Yet to rate
Addressing new social problems
Yet to rate
Acknowledging social problems
Yet to rate

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J6176
DOCID
12061760
D7NID
147620
Last update
Oct 4, 2020