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

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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Main Author: Ascher, William
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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