1. Intertemporal policy-making in advanced democracies: the risk of a presentist bias -- 2. The presentist bias: conceptualizing and assessing the problem -- 3. Probing the causes of the presentist bias -- 4. The policy dimensions of the presentist bias -- 5. Foundations for prudent long-term governance -- 6. Countering the presentist bias: surveying the options -- 7. A constitution for the future -- 8. Committing to a better future: the nature, design, and limits of commitment devices -- 9. Insulating decision-making from short-term political pressures -- 10. Enhancing voices for the future: the role of independent institutional advocates and guardians -- 11. Advising for a better future: evidence, metrics, frameworks, and institutions -- 12. Designing and embedding a strategic foresight capability -- 13. Creating the political conditions for policy investments: enhancing trust, shared goals, and patience -- 14. Towards a better tomorrow: enhancing the capacity of advanced democracies to navigate, shape, and protect the future.