America beyond 2001 : opposing viewpoints / Oliver W. Markley and Walter R. McCuan, book editors. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Diego, California : Greenhaven Press, (c)1996.Description: 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
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  • HN59.M478.A447 1996
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Contents:
Christopher J. Check -- The traditional family will be less prevalent Claudia Wallis -- A vision of revitalized education David Pesanelli -- A vision of declining education George H. Jacobson -- Immigrants will strengthen America's future Peter Francese -- Immigrants will weaken America's future Joseph F. Coates -- The aging of America : alternative visions Walter A. Hahn -- Ethics for the twenty-first century Rushworth M. Kidder -- Technology can secure America's future Andrew Pollack ... [and others] -- Technology can be damaging Chellis Glendinning -- Information technology is revolutionary William E. Halal -- Information technology is not revolutionary Tom Forester -- Technology rapidly changes society Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler -- Technology slowly changes society Nicholas Wade -- Information technology workers, 2010 Andy Hines -- Information technology criminals, 2010 Richter H. Moore Jr. -- The global economy is real Tom Peters -- The global economy is largely myth Alan Farnham -- Entitlement programs are sustainable Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- Entitlement programs are not sustainable Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform -- America needs an industrial policy Hazel Henderson -- America does not need an industrial policy Karl Zinsmeister -- America's economy may become intensely regulated Alfred L. Malabre Jr. -- Economic scenarios : from boom to collapse Kenneth Labich -- Sustainable development is possible Al Gore -- Sustainable development is unlikely Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn and Carl Walters -- The future looks bright for alternative fuels Shawna Tracy and Roberta Stauffer -- The future looks dim for alternative fuels Len Frank and Dan McCosh -- Greenhouse America : a twenty-first-century "wild card" / Harold W. Bernard Jr. -- Normal weather : a twenty-first-century trend Robert C. Balling Jr. -- America is becoming a Third World country Edward N. Luttwak -- America is not becoming a Third World country Robert L. Bartley -- From Cold War to American Renaissance Marvin Cetron -- From Cold War to Cold Peace Jeffrey E. Garten -- The coming of the information revolution Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler -- The potential military takeover of America Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Subject: This book discusses opinions about the future or forecasting for the twenty-first century.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Technology will strengthen the traditional family Christopher J. Check -- The traditional family will be less prevalent Claudia Wallis -- A vision of revitalized education David Pesanelli -- A vision of declining education George H. Jacobson -- Immigrants will strengthen America's future Peter Francese -- Immigrants will weaken America's future Joseph F. Coates -- The aging of America : alternative visions Walter A. Hahn -- Ethics for the twenty-first century Rushworth M. Kidder -- Technology can secure America's future Andrew Pollack ... [and others] -- Technology can be damaging Chellis Glendinning -- Information technology is revolutionary William E. Halal -- Information technology is not revolutionary Tom Forester -- Technology rapidly changes society Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler -- Technology slowly changes society Nicholas Wade -- Information technology workers, 2010 Andy Hines -- Information technology criminals, 2010 Richter H. Moore Jr. -- The global economy is real Tom Peters -- The global economy is largely myth Alan Farnham -- Entitlement programs are sustainable Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- Entitlement programs are not sustainable Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform -- America needs an industrial policy Hazel Henderson -- America does not need an industrial policy Karl Zinsmeister -- America's economy may become intensely regulated Alfred L. Malabre Jr. -- Economic scenarios : from boom to collapse Kenneth Labich -- Sustainable development is possible Al Gore -- Sustainable development is unlikely Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn and Carl Walters -- The future looks bright for alternative fuels Shawna Tracy and Roberta Stauffer -- The future looks dim for alternative fuels Len Frank and Dan McCosh -- Greenhouse America : a twenty-first-century "wild card" / Harold W. Bernard Jr. -- Normal weather : a twenty-first-century trend Robert C. Balling Jr. -- America is becoming a Third World country Edward N. Luttwak -- America is not becoming a Third World country Robert L. Bartley -- From Cold War to American Renaissance Marvin Cetron -- From Cold War to Cold Peace Jeffrey E. Garten -- The coming of the information revolution Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler -- The potential military takeover of America Charles J. Dunlap Jr.

This book discusses opinions about the future or forecasting for the twenty-first century.

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