The future can't wait
Subtitle: over-the-horizon views on development
By: edited by Steven Gale and Sarah Jackson
Contributors: United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Science and Technology; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; National Defense University; United States. Department of State
Publisher: U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Science and Technology
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Future interests; International relations; Forecasting; Planning; United States. Agency for International Development
Other titles: Over-the-horizon views on development
Notes: "First printing September 2013"--Page [ii].

From the symposium "USAID Symposium on Future Development Challenges" held Nov. 4, 2011, co-hosted by U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Agency for International Development, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Introduction. Foreword / Donald Steinberg ; About the USAID Symposium and Book Roadmap / Sarah Jackson ; Going long and short too / Steven Gale; title: Part 2: The four symposium "tracks". Populations panel synopsis. The future out to 2030 : according to demography / Richard Cincotta; title: Science and technology panel synopsis. Technological change and sustainable development / Linton Wells ; Future trends : science, technology, and engineering for development / Andrew Reynolds; title: Politics and economies panel synopsis. Beyond traditional foreign assistance : USAID's future role with middle-income countries / Daniel Runde ; The United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean : securing recovery and prosperity through deeper economic partnership / Leonardo Martinez-Diaz; title: Environment panel synopsis. The periphery isn't peripheral : addressing future trends through integrated analysis and development / Geoffrey Dabelko; title: Part 3: Conclusion. Strategic vision : foresight research for development / Leon Fuerth ; Can global development progress continue? Three future scenarios and what they depend on / Steven Radelet.