@article{438471,
      recid = {438471},
      author = {Ascher, William.},
      title = {Bringing in the future strategies for farsightedness and  sustainability in developing countries / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {University of Chicago Press,},
      address = {Chicago :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiv, 328 p.)},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to  put off work on complex, deep-seated, or difficult problems  in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. When  short-term thinking is applied to economic development,  especially in fragile nations, the results--corruption,  waste, and faulty planning--are often disastrous. In  Bringing in the Future, William Ascher draws on the latest  research from psychology, economics, institutional design,  and legal theory to suggest strategies to overcome powerful  obstacles to long-term planning in developing countries.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/438471},
}