We already possess a good sense of community interest, however we need to understand better how to convert this community sense into integrated community actions. 1999 will be an important learning experience. Increasingly, public life and private life are becoming one and the same. Governments around the globe are on the cusp of profound change. Boundaries are becoming less meaningful.
Borders are like sieves.
The postwar trend toward nationalization has been reversed. Economies worldwide are adopting various models to involve private capital and skills in public services. Faced with deficits, public disillusionment, and a shortage of capital available for investment in public services, today's Governments are looking to raise revenue and cut costs in such service areas as education, transportation, defense, and utilities - to name just a few. In the process, they're searching not only for new ways to deliver traditional services to the public, but also to maintain and enhance the services they already provide. Along the way, they've reached the conclusion that Government needs to be restructured.