
Governing for the Future
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Boston presents readers with a comprehensive investigation of the nature of prudent, long-term democratic government and the conditions for it to succeed in a fast-changing, complex, and challenging world. The author has organized the fourteen chapters that make up the main body of his text in four parts devoted to the challenge of long-term democratic governance, principles and proposals for improving long-term democratic governance, assessing the options for improving long-term democratic governance, and taking care of tomorrow today. The author is a faculty member of the Victorian University of Wellington, New Zealand. -- Annotation (c)2017 * (protoview.com) *More details
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A Brief Overview
PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF LONG-TERM DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
1. Intertemporal Policy-Making In Advanced Democracies: The Risk Of A Presentist Bias
2. The Presentist Bias: Conceptualizing And Assessing The Problem
3. Probing The Causes Of The Presentist Bias
4. The Policy Dimensions Of The Presentist Bias
PART 2: PRINCIPLES AND PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING LONG-TERM DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
5. Foundations For Prudent Long-Term Governance
6. Countering The Presentist Bias: Surveying The Options
PART III: ASSESSING THE OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING LONG-TERM DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
7. A Constitution For The Future
8. Committing To A Better Future The Nature, Design, And Limits Of Commitment Devices
9. Insulating Decision-Making From Short-Term Political Pressures
10. Enhancing Voices For The Future The Role Of Independent Institutional Advocates And Guardians
11. Advising For A Better Future Evidence, Metrics, Frameworks, And Institutions
12. Designing And Embedding A Strategic Foresight Capability
13. Creating The Political Conditions For Policy Investments: Enhancing Trust, Shared Goals, And Patience
PART IV: TAKING CARE OF TOMORROW TODAY
14. Towards A Better Tomorrow Enhancing The Capacity Of Advanced Democracies To Navigate, Shape, And Protect The Future
Appendix: Research: Background And Methods
Bibliography
Index
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