Bringing in the future : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries /

Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, deep-seated, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. When short-term thinking is applied to economic development, especially in fragile nations, the results--corruption, waste, and f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ascher, William
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Developing countries.
Natural resources > Developing countries > Management.
Economic forecasting > Developing countries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
Economic forecasting
Economic history
Natural resources > Management
Sustainable development
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Nachhaltigkeit
Developing countries > Economic conditions.
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
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Table of Contents:
  • The challenge of farsightedness
  • The root causes of shortsightedness and their manifestations in developing countries
  • Gaining traction to overcome obstacles to farsightedness
  • Creating and rescheduling tangible benefits and costs
  • Creating and rescheduling social and psychological rewards
  • Realigning performance evaluation
  • Self-restraint instruments
  • Analytic exercises
  • Deepening problem definitions
  • Design dimensions of communicating farsighted appeals
  • The triple appeal principle
  • Managing heuristics
  • Empowering and insulating the farsighted leader
  • Structuring decision-making processes.

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