While he believes technology can manage pollution, he notes that the "crisis of confidence" in modern institutions is often more dangerous than the physical problems themselves.
Kahn categorizes worldviews into a spectrum to explain why some are so pessimistic while others remain hopeful: The next 200 years: a scenario for America and ...
He suggests that rather than an inevitable collapse, the world is moving toward a post-industrial society where economic growth eventually plateaus at a high level of comfort and leisure. Refuting Neo-Malthusianism While he believes technology can manage pollution, he