TY - BOOK
T1 - Predicting the future in science, economics, and politics
AU - Wayman, Frank Whelon
AU - Williamson, Paul R.
AU - Polachek, Solomon W.
AU - de Mesquita, Bruce Bueno
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Frank Whelon Wayman, the late Paul R. Williamson, Solomon W. Polachek and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2014.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - It is a puzzle that while academic research has increased in specialization, the important and complex problems facing humans urgently require a synthesis of understanding. This unique collaboration attempts to address such a problem by bringing together a host of prominent scholars from across the sciences to offer new insights into predicting the future. They demonstrate that long-term trends and short-term incentives need to be understood in order to adopt effective policies, or even to comprehend where we currently stand and the sort of future that awaits us.
AB - It is a puzzle that while academic research has increased in specialization, the important and complex problems facing humans urgently require a synthesis of understanding. This unique collaboration attempts to address such a problem by bringing together a host of prominent scholars from across the sciences to offer new insights into predicting the future. They demonstrate that long-term trends and short-term incentives need to be understood in order to adopt effective policies, or even to comprehend where we currently stand and the sort of future that awaits us.
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U2 - 10.4337/9781783471874
DO - 10.4337/9781783471874
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84958625852
SN - 9781783471867
BT - Predicting the future in science, economics, and politics
PB - Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
ER -