Problem

Limited approaches to economic planning


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Parochial economic planning
Limited economic foresight
Nature:

Although business and government are said to invest in the future, this "future" tends to refer to "the next five years", or to be limited in scope to the future of one place or, at most, of Western nations. This mode of planning results in chaos wherever long-term commitments are required. Business does not have the vision, the practical tools, nor the methodological styles necessary to plan for its own development in the context of the overall, world-wide economic foundation, and government is blocked by the need to respond to voters and powerful lobbies.

Incidence:

Recently the British government took four years of public debate before it went ahead with plans to construct one nuclear reactor.

Broader Problems:
Mismanagement
Lack of planning
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST