Contents for
March-April 2008
Volume 42, No. 2
A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
About This Issue
By Cynthia G. Wagner,
Managing Editor
Tomorrow in Brief
Nanotechnology and 3-D TV
Making Plastic More Recyclable
Carbon Absorption in an Eggshell
The Strategic Value of Giving Up
Divorce's Environmental Impacts
Feedback
Consultants and Services
Navigating the New Adulthood
by
Richard A. Settersten Jr.
This isn't you're grandfather's 'old
age'! The typical life-course pattern has altered in recent decades, as
individuals increasingly choose when to go to school, when to retire, when
to raise families, and so on. These choices give individuals more freedom
but cause problems for policy makers who, for instance, need to specify a
"retirement age" for distributing benefits equitably. Many of the
life-course decisions are influenced by socioeconomic class rather than by
age, suggesting new mind-sets are needed to improve on antiquated age-based
policy making.
PDF available.
Plus
Retiring Retirement
In an interview, life-cycle expert Maddy Dychtwald says that planning for
life past 65 is more important now than ever before.
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The Future of the Jews and Israel: An Optimistic Vision |
Cover Story |
Trends Shaping
Tomorrow's World:
Forecasts and Implications for Business, Government, and Consumers (Part
One)
by Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies
This special report (first of two parts) updates the major trends that have
been tracked in a four-decade research project by Forecasting International.
Trends covered in part 1 include the growth of the economy in the developed
world, the redistribution of global population through mass migration, the
loss of privacy--and the demand for it, and the continuing growth in demand
for oil. The authors summarize the implications of each trend and include
commentaries from professional futurists and experts in relevant fields.
PDF available.
The Futurist Bookshelf
Why Some Economies Grow and Others Don't
Lunar Habitat Gets Antarctic Test
Climate Change Imperils Groundwater Sources
Government
Climate Change and Global Conflicts
Diplomacy on a New Track
Fighting Noncommunicable Diseases
Technology
High-Tech Service for Hotel Guests
Treating Cancer As an Infectious Disease
Economics
U.S. Competitiveness Shows Weakness
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