| Before and After the Cold War: Using Past Forecasts to Predict the Future Contributor(s): Quester, George H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714652296 ISBN-13: 9780714652290 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: The inadequacies of contemporary forms of governance are increasingly recognized: the brain drain from politics, distrust of governments, the danger of mass media and money-dominated elections, and the failure of governments to find good policy options on major issues. Industry, civil society and non-governmental organizations, however important, cannot compensate for government's incapacity to shape the future, which only it is democratically entitled to do. Radical improvements in governance are urgently needed, but salient proposals are scarce. This book diagnoses contemporary governments as obsolete and proposes changes in values, structures, staffing, public understanding and political culture to equip governance for the radically novel challenges of the 21st century. This is the first Report dealing with governance commissioned and approved by the Club of Rome, testifying to the significance of this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 909.825 |
| LCCN: 2001054813 |
| Series: World History Series |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.48" W x 9.44" (1.07 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The end of the Cold War came as good news for most of the world. No one had predicted the collapse of Communist rule for several decades. This book looks at how political scientists failed to predict such a quick resolution and ways in which the world might develop post Cold War. |