Safeguarding the Future: Governing in an Uncertain World

The byline of this book “There is a presentist bias in policy making in the democratic world” caught my eye and made me want to pick this book up. For me this was one of the core issues of NZ's last election with both major parties making a disappointing stand on systemic slow-burn and future-discounting issues like superannuation and capital gains tax. I appreciated Boston's thoughtful analysis of these and other long term issues like climate change and the essential role that future-stewarted policy makes in caring for our children and grand-children. I'm left feeling that humanity's inability to relate to the inherent intangibility of the future is perhaps the core issue that will limit the horizon on humanity's future.