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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to respond to Richard Slaughter's essay on "Is America the 'land of the future'?"Design methodology approach - The paper draws on a variety of literature and the authors' opinions to present the case in favour of Enlightenment valu...

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Published in:Foresight (Cambridge) Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 28 - 30
Main Authors: Gerber, Adam, Godet, Michel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01-01-2008
Subjects:
20th century
Capitalism
Cultural values
Economic development
Economic indicators
Environmental economics
Environmental impact
Industrial Revolution
Market economies
Rationalism
Sustainable development
Values
Capitalist systems
Reasoning
United States of America
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to respond to Richard Slaughter's essay on "Is America the 'land of the future'?"Design methodology approach - The paper draws on a variety of literature and the authors' opinions to present the case in favour of Enlightenment values.Findings - The paper finds that the USA is perhaps the most faithful political expression of the eighteenth century Enlightenment whose values have since been assimilated throughout the world. Enlightenment values are not beyond criticism, but that does not justify uninformed anti-American attitudes.Originality value - The paper provides a counter-balance to Slaughter's essay by arguing for a reasoned debate on the issues.
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ISSN:1463-6689
1465-9832
DOI:10.1108/14636680810908019