The next 200 years [antikvár]

Preface This short book is a partial report of work in progress at Hudson Institute on the crucial issues of population growth, economic development, energy, raw materials, food and the environment, which currently are the focus of attention for governments, academic institutions, private corporations, news media and concerned citizens all over the world.* While we do not ignore the short and medium terms, our focus in this book is on the long term—and we consider most of the immediate and medium-term issues that do arise as transitional phenomena. Rather than trying to solve the practical problems raised by these issues or even to predict the actual course of events, we have written a scenario for the world for the next 200 years which puts these issues in a new perspective. This scenario does, however, demonstrate that there are, in principle, solutions. * This work originated in research initially undertaken for The Mitre Corporation Symposium on Energy, Resources and Environment (ERE), held on November S-9, 1971, in McLean, Virginia. Subsequent presentations were made at the First General Conference, Phase II, of Hudson's Corporate Environment Study, January 9-14, 1972, in Venice, Italy, and The Mitre Corporation ERE Symposium of April 14, 1972, in McLean. Studies currently in progress at Hudson are expected to yield three additional books which will supplement and complement this volume. One will deal with the new environment for development; a second will focus on the next decade (1977-86); and the third will continue our examination of development and the prospects for mankind.