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Robert Theobald (June 11, 1929 – November 27, 1999) was a private consulting economist and futurist author. In economics, he was best known for his writings on the economics of abundance and his advocacy of a Basic Income Guarantee. Theobald was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Triple Revolution in 1964, and later listed in the top 10 most influential living futurists in ''The Encyclopedia of the Future''. ==Life and work== Robert Theobald was born in India in 1929, the son of a British businessman. He moved to England at age 16 (1945), and received his higher education in economics at Cambridge, then lived for three years in Paris. Eventually he continued his studies at Harvard University, in the late 1950s.〔London, Scott 1996 preface & interview with Robert Theobald for ''Insight & Outlook'' radio program, (copyright updated 2010 by Scott London)〕 As an economist and futurist, Theobald had a global or planetary perspective. He wrote books, prepared and appeared on broadcasts, and lectured around the world to governments, businesses, and organizations. Theobald questioned and criticized conventional confidence in economic growth, in technology, and in the culture of materialism - all of which he considered to be damaging to the environment while failing to provide opportunity and income for many of the world's people.〔"Robert Theobald, 70, Futurist Dies," obituary, November 30, 1999, ''Seattle Times'', Seattle, Washington.〕 He warned against trying to maintain, and to spread or mimic worldwide, the American standard of living of the late 20th century.〔London, Scott 1996/2010〕 Despite his criticism of some aspects and effects of technology, Theobald saw tremendous potential in communications technology like on-line, personal computers (which in the 1980s he termed "micro-computers"), seeing these as tools for pooling the thoughts and opinions of very large numbers of individuals spread widely, geographically. Theobald was an expositor and popularizer of such now-accepted concepts as "networking," "win/win," "systemic thinking," and "communications era."〔Satin, Mark 1979 ''New Age Politics'', p. 308. New York: Delta/Dell.〕 Robert Theobald died of esophageal cancer at his home in Spokane, Washington, shortly after returning from Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Theobald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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