Bringing in the Future: Strategies for Farsightedness and Sustainability in Developing Countries Book

List of Tables ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Part I The Challenges and Hopes for Farsighted Action

1 The Challenge of Farsightedness 3

2 The Root Causes of Shortsightedness and Their Manifestations in Developing Countries 29

3 Gaining Traction to Overcome Obstacles to Farsightedness 44

Part II Structuring Rewards and Risks

4 Creating and Rescheduling Tangible Benefits and Costs 65

5 Creating and Rescheduling Social and Psychological Rewards 91

6 Realigning Performance Evaluation 105

7 Self-Restraint Instruments 119

Part III Improving Analytic Frameworks

8 Analytic Exercises 151

9 Deepening Problem Definitions 173

Part IV Framing the Appeals

10 Design Dimensions of Communicating Farsighted Appeals 189

11 The Triple Appeal Principle 205

12 Managing Heuristics 213

Part V Changing the Policy Process

13 Empowering and Insulating the Farsighted Leader 231

14 Structuring Decision-Making Processes 241

15 Conclusions 252

Notes 259

References 273

Index 299