The Futures of Europe

Originally published in 1976, this book is based on material produced by members of the Europe Plus Thirty project.

Wayland Kennet (Edited by)

9780521134569, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 March 2010

260 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg

This book was originally published in 1976. Two years before publication, the European Community decided it was suffering from a lack of long-term planning and forecasting, and its Council of Ministers called for a study of how to put this right. The project, known as Europe Plus Thirty, involved forty people from almost as many professions and from all the Community countries. It was directed by Wayland Kennet, who wrote this book based on material produced by members of the project team and specially designed to appeal to a general audience. He combined the specialized knowledge of his colleagues with his own experience as an author, politician, and government minister to answer various questions. In the course of this study, almost all aspects of the perceived future in Western Europe are reviewed - demographic as well economic, political as well as technological, climatic as well as agricultural.

Preface by the Commission of the European Communities
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Forecasting: Capacity and Process: 1. The forecasting process
2. Forecasting done by the Community now
3. Forecasting in member countries of the Community
4. Integrating Community forecasting
Part II. Fields for Forecasting: 1. Introductory
2. Climate
3. Population
4. Agriculture, fisheries, and forestry
5. Health
6. Social structures and values
7. Education
8. Science and technology
9. Industry
10. Energy
11. Materials
12. The environment
13. Transport
14. Communications
15. Economy and finance
16. Defence and disarmament
17. Politics and institutions
Part III. Technology Assessment
Part IV. Europe Plus Thirty: A New Instrument
Appendixes
Index.

Subject Areas: Politics & government [JP]