Next 200 years: a scenario for America and the world
In this work the authors, with assistance of the staff of the Hudson Institute, confront the issue of the second half of the twentieth century; whether technological and economic growth tends to destroy mankind or to improve the prospects for peace and prosperity. The population explosion, coupled with economic growth, could prove catastrophic within a century, or so say the prophets of doom; therefore, economic growth must be severely limited. Mr. Kahn and his associates do not agree. Not only will the world's population increase at a slower rate, but the world can afford prosperity. Studies undertaken at the Hudson Institute suggest that economic growth will continue well into the next century, reaching an eventual worldwide plateau characterized by affluence and a universally high standard of living. Asserting that America and the world are at the turning point in history, Mr. Kahn and his associates present important facts, assumptions, analyses, and conclusions of these studies in each of the major current problem area--population, energy, mineral resources, food, and environment. From these analyses they evolve an affirmative strategy for the future. Their vision of the passage through a super-industrial period to a post-industrial era of abundance and fulfillment is sure to be as controversial as the doomsday view it refutes.
- OSTI ID:
- 7212579
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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