Michael # 29, the classical economists of the 18th and 19th centuries (Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, John Stuart Mill) all wrestled with the problem of limits to growth and came up with
scenarios for the human future ranging from extreme pessimism (Malthus) to optimism (John Stuart Mill's expectation that at a
certain stage of economic development human society would cease to grow in material scale and reach a «stationary state» where the emphasis would be on qualitative human,
social and cultural development.
Before you begin your job, write down a few possible
scenarios of events that could occur in your first week and how you will act and adapt if you are asked to attend
certain meetings, trainings, or are placed in different
social settings.