Bringing in the Future

Strategies for Farsightedness and Sustainability in Developing Countries

By: William Ascher

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Paperback | 1 March 2009 | Edition Number 1

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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 faulty planning--are often disastrous. In Bringing in the Future, William Ascher draws on the latest research from psychology, economics, institutional design, and legal theory to suggest strategies to overcome powerful obstacles to long-term planning in developing countries.

Drawing on cases from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Ascher applies strategies such as the creation and scheduling of tangible and intangible rewards, cognitive exercises to increase the understanding of longer-term consequences, self-restraint mechanisms to protect long-term commitments and enhance credibility, and restructuring policy-making processes to permit greater influence of long-term considerations. Featuring theoretically informed research findings and sound policy examples, this volume will assist policy makers, activists, and scholars seeking to understand how the vagaries of human behavior affect international development.

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"This is an imaginative and sophisticated treatment of a tremendously important, albeit extremely complicated, collection of topics. Few authors could have carried this off as well as Ascher, given his long and varied career as both a distinguished policy scientist and responsible practitioner. Indeed, he virtually draws on almost everything he knows as he classifies, inventories, and assesses dozens of different ways, means, and strategies to promote what he terms 'farsightedness.'" - Garry D. Brewer, Yale School of Management"

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Non-Fiction Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Development Studies Economics Development Economics & Emerging Economies Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Sustainability Political Economy Miscellaneous Items Engineering & Technology

Civil Engineering Politics & Government Central Government Central Government Policies

List of Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
The Challenges and Hopes for Farsighted Action
The Challenge of Farsightedness	p. 3
The Root Causes of Shortsightedness and Their Manifestations in Developing Countries	p. 29
Gaining Traction to Overcome Obstacles to Farsightedness	p. 44
Structuring Rewards and Risks
Creating and Rescheduling Tangible Benefits and Costs	p. 65
Creating and Rescheduling Social and Psychological Rewards	p. 91
Realigning Performance Evaluation	p. 105
Self-Restraint Instruments	p. 119
Improving Analytic Frameworks
Analytic Exercises	p. 151
Deepening Problem Definitions	p. 173
Framing the Appeals
Design Dimensions of Communicating Farsighted Appeals	p. 189
The Triple Appeal Principle	p. 205
Managing Heuristics	p. 213
Changing the Policy Process
Empowering and Insulating the Farsighted Leader	p. 231
Structuring Decision-Making Processes	p. 241
Conclusions	p. 252
Notes	p. 259
References	p. 273
Index	p. 299
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Strategies for Farsightedness and Sustainability in Developing Countries

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