Clement Bezold is a

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, author,

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and a founder of the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) as well as its for-profit subsidiary Alternative Futures Associates. Bezold received a Ph.D. in political science from the

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. In 1977, Bezold established the Institute for Alternative Futures in

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. Its goal was to encourage "Anticipatory Democracy". In 1982, Bezold started Alternative Futures Associates as a

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on corporate

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. Bezold has written or edited books related to the future, particularly on the future of health care. He serves as the Consulting Editor for the ''

Journal of Futures Studies The ''Journal of Futures Studies'' (JFS) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the discipline of futures studies. It is published by Tamkang University Press on behalf of the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies at Tamkang Universit ...

'' and sits on the editorial advisory boards of the journals '' Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting'', '' Technology Forecasting and Social Change'' and '' World Future Review''.

Books, Reports & Selected Articles

*''Anticipatory Democracy: People in Politics of the Future'' (1978) *''The Future of Work and Health'' (1985)

External links

Institute for Alternative FuturesDisparity Reducing Advances (DRA) ProjectClem Bezold
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