Preface -- Introduction (Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs) -- 1. GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS - CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS -- The state and the citizen (Natural law as a public good) -- Public goods (Concept, definition, and method) -- On human rights (Lone Lindholt and Birgit Lindsnæs) -- The global and the regional outlook (How can global public goods be advanced) -- 2. PEACE AND SECURITY -- Peace as a global public good (Bjørn Møller) -- International institutions for preserving peace and security (Erik André Andersen) -- The law of war (Rikke Ishøy) -- The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Erik André Andersen) -- 3. STATE AND CITIZEN -- Is good governance a global public good? (Hans-Otto Sano) -- Legal protection and the rule of law as a global public good (Hans Henrik Brydensholt and Kristine Yigen) -- Curbing corruption: A global public good (The potential of international cooperation) -- Access to global public goods for socially and economically vulnerable groups (Rie Odgaard and Kristine Yigen) -- 4. ACCESS TO INFORMATION -- The right to know (Anders Jerichow) -- Internet access as a global public good (Henrik Lindholt and Rikke Frank Jørgensen) -- Research, global public goods and welfare (Peder Andersen) -- Education as a global public good (Diego Bang) -- 5. EXAMPLES OF IMPLEMENTATION -- Health is global - and a moving target (Poul Birch Eriksen, Ellen Bangsbo, Jens Kvorning, Lene Lange, Esben Sønderstrup, Uffe Torm and Ib Bygbjerg) -- (Fresh) water as a human right and a global public good (Jannik Boesen and Poul Erik Lauridsen) -- The international trade system (Christian Friis Bach) -- The global responsibility of private companies (Henrik Brade Johansen, Helle Bank, Jørgensen and Jens Kvorning) -- 6. CONCLUSION.

Problems and potentials in the application of global public goods (Erik André Andersen, Peder Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs) -- APPENDICES -- 1 Overview of Conventions, etc -- 2 Global public goods: FAQ a miniature dictionary -- 3 Paul A. Samuelson: "The Pure Theory Of public Expenditure", Review of Economics and Statistics, 36(4), (1954) -- 4 About the authors -- 5 Members of the workings groups under the Danish Council for International Development Cooperation concerning global public goods and human rights, trade and health, respectively -- 6 Programme for the series of seminars about global public goods, human rights and development (January-February 2004) -- 7 Acronyms for international organizations including NGOs and Conventions -- INDEX.