Co-creating a public philosophy for future generations
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Co-creating a public philosophy for future generations
（Praeger studies on the 21st century）
Praeger, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
When making decisions, governments can and should strive consciously to balance the demands of the present with the needs of future generations. Various advocates for greater governmental foresight have created new processes or institutions within existing systems of democratic government. These include long-range planning departments, futures commissions, requirements for future-impact statements on proposed legislation, environmental protection agencies, and offices of technology assessment. But, as the contributors to this volume demonstrate, much more remains to be done.
Some of the provocative questions posed by this book include: What is a public philosophy oriented to the needs of future generations necessary, and why is it necessary? What are the major examples of actual experiments in future-oriented governance? What were their successes and failures, and the reasons for each? And finally, what are the obstacles to future-oriented governance, and how might they be overcome? The authors of the essays in this volume suggest answers based on their extensive experience in working with governments, trying to help them incorporate techniques of foresight into their institutions and practices.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Future Generations--They Are Our Conscience by Tae-Chang Kim and Jim Dator Who Are Future Generations? What Are Public Philosophies for Future Generations? The Virtual Republic by Walt Anderson Future Generations and Governmental Processes by Fred W. Riggs Future Generations: Challenge and Response by Takeshi Sasaki Protecting the Options of Future Generations by Martha J. Garrett Developing a Culture of Consequences by Jordi Serra Towards Responsibility for Future Generations: Five Possible Strategies for Transformation by Kjell Dahle Orienting Citizens and Governments towards Future Generations: Actual Experiences Future-Oriented Political Philosophy in China: History, Possibilities, and Perspective by Xinning Song Future Generations and Government Aimed at the Future by Alexander Tomov Balancing Now and the Future: A Political Perspective by Barry O. Jones Governmental Foresight and Future Generations by Clem Bezold Enlightened Democracy and the Responsibility to Future Generations by Christa Daryl Slaton and Theodore L. Becker Creating Future-Oriented Public Philosophies: Theoretical Concerns Leadership, Evil, and Future Generations: Towards a Global Conversation of Cultures by Sohail Inayatullah Governing in the Interests of Future Generations by Iam Lowe A Socially Sustainable Economy for Future Generations by Lars Ingelstam Future Generations: "Citizens" or "Consumers?" by Rich Somerville Creating Future-Oriented Public Philosophies and Processes: Inspiring New Designs Investing for Future Generations by George Kent Intimate Politics: Face-to-Face with Future Generations by Wendy Schultz Hawaii--Victim of Global Forces, Seeds for Sustainability: Can Future-Oriented Political Processes Be Created? by Ira Rohter Decision Day by Bruce E. Tonn Global Democracy by 2020 by Devin Nordberg Conclusion: Bricolaging a Public Philosophy for the Well-Being of Future Generations--First Steps from Tetsuro Watsuji by Tae-Chang Kim Index
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