Riding the Next Wave

by Duesterberg, Thomas J.; London, Herbert Ira; Hudson Institute

• ISBN13: 9781558130906
• ISBN10: 155813090X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Hudson Inst

Summary

Riding the Next Wave continues Hudson's analytical tradition of exploring the future through the lens of social science and history. Featuring the independent work of Hudson researchers (and those associated with the Institute), Riding the Next Wave starts with an overview of the possible contours of the world in the twenty-first century by exploring the likely and unlikely changes in the areas of population, such as war and peace, urban development, and space exploration. The authors present a twenty-first century that will see the successes and tremendous growth found in the United States and the industrialized world spread throughout the globe, benefiting workers and developing countries in ways previously thought impossible. The book also identifies several potential threats for future growth and possible solutions to prevent such scenarios. Riding the Next Wave will both stimulate reflection and help shape, in a modest way, the future that it describes.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgment	ix
The Great Transition and the Long Term Perspective	1	(42)
Thomas F. Duesterberg
Herbert I. London
World Population Prospects to the Year 2025: Declining Fertility, Aging Societies, and Health Setbacks	43	(26)
Nicholas Eberstadt
The Biotech Breakthrough	69	(48)
Michael Fumento
High-Tech Help for the Environment	117	(16)
Dennis T. Avery
The Future of Space Exploration	133	(18)
James C. Bennett
Prairies with Lampposts or Centers of Civil Society?: The Future of the City---If Any	151	(38)
John C. Weicher
The Future of the State	189	(16)
Robert Dujarric
How Values shape the Future	205	(6)
Herbert I. London
Endnotes	211	(24)
About the Authors	235	(3)
About Hudson Institute	238