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Written by Jan Lee Martin
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Tuesday, 15 February 2005 |
 FUTURE SURVEY editor Michael Marien has announced his choices for
the 100 best future-oriented books and articles published in the last
two to three years, covering world futures, resources and environmental
issues, society, politics and government, business and the
economy,science and technology, education, crime and justice, and much
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 March 2005 )
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Public ownership protects water for all |
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Written by Jan Lee Martin
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Tuesday, 15 February 2005 |
 A new report on the world's biggest water company, Veolia
Environnement, has triggered renewed calls for the protection of public
ownership of water systems.
When the national consumer
advocacy group, Public Citizen, released the report on 9 February, it
claimed water companies were slowly encroaching on communities around
the world, pushing privatization as the solution to a deepening global
water crisis despite a history of public failures and scandals.
"Consumers shouldn't buy their hype," it said. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 March 2005 )
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Corporate social responsibility or a new aristocracy? |
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Written by Jan Lee Martin
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Monday, 14 February 2005 |
 A new aristocracy is taking over, not just in the United
States of America but around the world, according to US writer, Thom
Hartmann. In a story that describes a chilling alternative
to the other big shift -- towards corporate social responsibility -- he
quotes an article by Glenn R. Simpson in the January 28, 2005 edition
of The Wall Street Journal as an indication of how far this shift has gone.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 March 2005 )
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The price of the future -- and the cost of the past |
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Written by Jan Lee Martin
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Sunday, 13 February 2005 |
Watch out for a pendulum swing to government over-spending on
infrastructure after years of false economy and under-spending, warns
Sydney journalist Ross Gittins. He also highlights the risk
of privatising capital work, a tactic that may tempt governments
because it can keep borrowings off balance sheet.
Instead,
Gittins urges Australia's federal and state treasuries to commission an
inquiry into infrastructure inadequacy and to require public
cost-benefit analyses of all capital works projects. |
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Welcome to the Futures Foundation |
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Friday, 28 January 2005 |
The Futures Foundation promotes greater interest in, and understanding of, the future. Futures Studies provides tools and perspectives to assist individuals and businesses today in creating a better tomorrow. The Foundation uses this discipline in planning and strategy. Discover the purpose, vision and goals of the Futures Foundation.
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