No other scientific publication in recent months has caused more of a stir and stimulated discussion than the Forrester-Meadows Study of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on behalf of the Club of Rome. In the following article the pessimistic assessment of the outlook for mankind...

The increasing interdependence of the world economy requires the development of new approaches to policy-making. Nineteen OECD member countries and the Commission of the European Communities therefore decided to take part in a three-year (1976–1978) research project on the long-term prospects...

In view of the close relationship between macro-economic performance, structural adjustment and international trade, the OECD Council established in 1979 a programme of work on Positive Adjustment Policies. Under this mandate, a Special Group of the Economic Policy Committee (under the...

The progressive diffusion of information and communication technologies will bring about far-reaching changes in society. How can the opportunities offered by the new technologies be maximised, while minimising the attendant risks?