AN OVERVIEW OF WESTERN FUTURES ORGANIZATIONS

This article takes a critical look at futures organizations. It sugges ts that, while many of them play important roles in a number of areas, they are also held back by counterproductive priorities, structures a nd processes. The authors base their analysis largely on Western examp les. Hence, they do not presume to speak for other regions, but hope t o encourage similar critical overviews written by citizens of these re gions.