Description
Product ID: | 9781032260105 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Global Strategic Challenges |
Subtitle: | Turning Societal Threats into Opportunities |
Authors: | Author: Walter Amedzro St-Hilaire |
Page Count: | 282 |
Subjects: | Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Social, group or collective psychology, Development economics and emerging economies, Business strategy, International business, Management: leadership and motivation, Organizational theory and behaviour, Ownership and organization of enterprises, Engineering: general, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Social, group or collective psychology, Development economics & emerging economies, Business strategy, International business, Management: leadership & motivation, Organizational theory & behaviour, Ownership & organization of enterprises, Engineering: general, Environmental science, engineering & technology |
Description: | The proposals that the book makes are of two kinds: recommendations, on the one hand, and more exploratory proposals, on the other. Some of the recommendations include measures that have already been the subject of much debate but have never been implemented. From his position as a Senior Fellow, the author addresses in this book the structural challenges and difficulties that predate Covid pandemic: climate change, economic inequality and the demographic challenge. These challenges raise fundamental questions of equity both between and within generations. Their immediate effects are much weaker than their long-term effects, which encourages policymakers to delay. But the cost of meeting them increases over time. These menaces raise complex technical and economic issues; some decisions must be made under great uncertainty. For each of these challenges, solutions exist: why is there little progress and how to turning threats into opportunities? In all cases, technological change is a central aspect, constituting both part of the problem and part of the solution. The solutions the author formulates are of two kinds: policy recommendations and exploratory strategic proposals. Some of the recommendations include measures that have been widely discussed but never implemented. The author wonders why these measures were never implemented? Some of the strategies are more exploratory in nature because they are new or their effects are less well understood, or because the risks associated with their implementation are significant. The author effectively analyzes the different options for exiting the crisis and explains how his proposals differ from the current reforms for global warming, inequality and population aging. |
Imprint Name: | Productivity Press |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-05-20 |