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Title The future can't wait : over-the-horizon views on development / edited by Steven Gale and Sarah Jackson.

Publication Info. [Washington, D.C.?] : [U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Science and Technology], [2013]

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 Axe Federal Documents Online  ID 1.2:F 98    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (vii, 116 pages) : illustrations, maps
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
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Note Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 12, 2013).
"First printing September 2013."
From the symposium "USAID Symposium on Future Development Challenges" held Nov. 4, 2011, co-hosted by U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Agency for International Development, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Part 1: Introduction. Foreword / Donald Steinberg ; About the USAID Symposium and Book Roadmap / Sarah Jackson ; Going long and short too / Steven Gale -- Part 2: The four symposium "tracks". Populations panel synopsis. The future out to 2030 : according to demography / Richard Cincotta -- Science and technology panel synopsis. Technological change and sustainable development / Linton Wells ; Future trends : science, technology, and engineering for development / Andrew Reynolds -- Politics and economies panel synopsis. Beyond traditional foreign assistance : USAID's future role with middle-income countries / Daniel Runde ; The United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean : securing recovery and prosperity through deeper economic partnership / Leonardo Martinez-Diaz -- Environment panel synopsis. The periphery isn't peripheral : addressing future trends through integrated analysis and development / Geoffrey Dabelko -- Part 3: Conclusion. Strategic vision : foresight research for development / Leon Fuerth ; Can global development progress continue? Three future scenarios and what they depend on / Steven Radelet.
Subject United States. Agency for International Development -- Planning.
United States. Agency for International Development. (OCoLC)fst00576009
Future interests -- United States.
International relations -- Forecasting.
Developing countries -- Forecasting.
Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst00931721
Future interests. (OCoLC)fst00936728
International relations -- Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst00977067
Planning. (OCoLC)fst01065224
Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Gale, Steven (Steven K.), editor.
Jackson, Sarah (Sarah Irene), editor.
United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Science and Technology, issuing body.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, sponsoring body.
National Defense University, sponsoring body.
United States. Department of State, sponsoring body.
Other Form: Print version: Future can't wait (OCoLC)865005884
Gpo Item No. 0900-I (online)
Sudoc No. ID 1.2:F 98

 
    
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