Strategic Planning and Forecasting: Political Risk and Economic Opportunity

Introduction. THE RELATIONSHIP OF FORECASTING TO PLANNING. Forecasting in the Planning Process. The Needs and Perspectives of Analysts and Policymakers. FORECASTING METHODS. Forecasting Methods - Review and Appraisal. The Uses of Complex Models. The Distinctive Logic of Political Forecasting. Integrating Political and Nonpolitical Forecasts. A CENTRAL THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE. Organizational Analysis in Political Forecasting. Analyzing Revolution. Korea - A Case Study. Mexico - A Case Study. BUREAUCRATIC ISSUES. Institutional Arrangements of Forecasting and Planning Operations. Presentation of Forecasts. Bibliography. Index.Ascher, William L. is the author of 'Strategic Planning and Forecasting: Political Risk and Economic Opportunity' with ISBN 9780471873426 and ISBN 047187342X.