Intergenerational foresight is about making better decisions today by thinking seriously about the long-term. Drawing on insights from experts around the world, this handbook sets out practical principles, tools and real-world examples to help leaders spot risks, opportunities and trade-offs across generations, and build long-term thinking into policy, strategy and governance.

Long-term public issues face the intergenerational problem: current policy decisions place a disproportionate burden on future generations while primarily benefiting those in the present. This paper describes future design, an innovative method to incorporate the interests of future generations in policymaking. It concludes future design can effectively contribute to representing these interests, but requires adaptation...

Generational divides don’t explain much, though attitudes to climate and culture seem to be exceptions, writes John Quiggin.

In most OECD countries, the gap between rich and poor is at its highest level since 30 years, according to this report.