Title page -- Preface -- Foreword - A Global Public Service -- Contents -- Part I. The Human Factor in Governance: A Global Public Service -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Global Governance: Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter II. Human Factor and Human Resources Development -- Chapter III. Developing Global Public Servants for Good Governance and Sustainable Development -- Chapter IV. Beyond Efficiency and Effectiveness: The Significance of Ethics and Spiritual Dimension of Service -- Part II. Regional Perspectives -- Chapter V. Leadership Capacity Development Perspectives in Africa -- Chapter VI. Administration of the Arab State: Synthesising Diverse Traditions -- Chapter VII. The South Asian Administrative Systems: Heritage and Challenges -- Chapter VIII. Servidores Publicos Latinoamericanos Para el Siglo XXI -- Chapter IX. Le Facteur Humain Dans la Gouvernance Globale : Une Perspective europeenne -- Chapter X. A Global Public Service Towards the World We Could Win: Conclusions and Recommendations -- Part III. Abstracts - Resumes- Abstractos -- Abstracts in English -- Resumes en Francais -- Abstractos en Espanol -- About the Authors -- Author Index.