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That is why governments must stand firm against them and make clear they will not be intimidated . When I attended the General Assembly of the International Social Security Association in Beijing this September , I discussed with other participants how governments around the world need to take seriously emerging demographic trends and rising health care costs-both of which have become global challenges . In the end , the key to winning outsourcing work is identifying the disciplines where government agencies need assistance , said Eric Gioia , executive vice president of Robbins-Gioia Inc ., an Alexandria , Va ., program management firm . A better explanation focuses on how governments confront the dual challenge of redefining the boundary between the public and private domains and of recombining the socio-economic ties among relevant firms and their respective business associations . Both envision a society where rulers and ruled are bound by the laws of the land and where government rests on the consent of the governed , is limited in its powers , and has as its principal purpose the protection of individual liberty . The authors devise criteria for assessing how governments deal with insolvency and find that countries handle it well . In addition , many genetic conditions can be controlled or treated by interventions and environmental changes ; that is why governments mandate testing newborns for PKU . We share the concerns that GAO has previously expressed that the potential for inappropriate financing exists whenever government entities are also providers . We also look at the issue of who provides which services : why governments may choose to privatise certain services or introduce public-private partnerships . Samuel shows how private road-building efforts are proving successful where government road projects have failed . More than that , where government has advanced , personal freedom and responsibility have retreated . Where government is based on the consent of the governed , every citizen is entitled to have complete confidence in the integrity of his government . " " We do n't think that government should spend its time trying to monetize the value of human life , " said Rena Steinzor , an environmental lawyer and board member of the Center for Progressive Regulation , a nonprofit think tank . The political dimension of eco-efficiency is also examined and recommendations are made on how governments can measure eco-efficiency and make it work for society by creating the right framework conditions .