Policy options for social integration

Many contending forces are seeking to shape our expectations on the eve of this new millennium. It seems evident that the pursuit of social integration is likely to remain largely a matter for national and sub-national settings, but the international community can help establish a supportive atmosphere. The moves in the last few years to reassess the impacts of globalisation create space for new ideas and proposals, making a serious pursuit of the goals of the Social Summit a much more credible Venture than at the time of their utterance in 1995.