| Summary |
Annotation Predicting the future is notoriously difficult. But systematic analysis leads toclearer understanding and wiser decisions. Thinking about the future also makes social scientistsfocus their research into the past and present more fruitfully, with more attention to keypredictors of change.This book considers how we might think intelligently about the future. Takingdifferent methodological approaches, well-known specialists forecast likely future developments andtrends in human life. The questions they address include: How many humans will there be? Will therebe enough energy? How will climate change affect our lives? What patterns of work will exist? Howwill government work at the local, national, and world level? Will inflation remain under control?Why have past forecasts been so bad? The book concludes with a discussion of the intellectual andhistorical context of futurology and a look at the accuracy of predictions that were made for theyear 2000. |
