Divided into two parts, the first part describes 1407 Human Development Concepts, such as vocational training, empathy and emancipation of the self. The second part, focuses on 3049 distinctive subjective experiences during the process of human development, or Modes of Awareness, such as compassion, sense of shame, conviction, and sense of humor. These entries are interlinked by 15,237 cross-references. Transformative Approaches tries to provide a context for the presentation of accessible techniques which offer possibilities of making an immediate difference to the manner in which resources are mobilized in response to the global problematique. Value Types groups values into 45 types as a means for obtaining a clearer overview, e.g. a feeling complex , an interaction complex and a communication complex .
Examples are, begging , rechanneling expenditures on defence , and globalizing .
Tools for the researcher offered by this encyclopedia are awesome. For example, Volume 3 offers a far ranging conceptual review of post-crisis strategies that covers 21 pages. Extensive bibliographies range across many disciplines and include many international organization documents. Comprehensive indexes facilitate quick access to aspects of topics which are of particular interest to the researcher. Those interested in assessing organized potential for global problem-solving may find most useful the copious cross references provided for each entry, which add up to some 158,500.