基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1999. An attempt to understand the transition that is now shaking the foundations of human society.
Full Description
As social theorist Drucker pointed out, the nations and peoples of the West and much of the rest of the developed and developing worlds are living through transformation today. The tremendous shift from an industrial to a knowledge economy and society is recasting the character of human life the world over, generating profound new challenges even as it opens up unprecedented vistas of possibility. This "age of social transformation" to the knowledge era, Drucker wrote, "will not come to an end with the year 2000 it will not even have peaked by then". This text is an attempt to understand the transition that is now shaking the foundations of human society. At once a vision of the future and a handbook for understanding daily events, this book could change the way you see the world and your place in it.;MARKET 1> Departments of economics; politics; sociology
Contents
Introduction TREND ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS A Story of Two Worlds A Price Spike Economy The Foundation of Human Perception: Culture TREND TWO: THE ENGINES OF HISTORY The Engines: Science and Technology The Engines: Social and Psychological Chaos and Complexity Theory Where Are They Taking Us? TREND THREE: THE HUMAN RESOURCES ECONOMY A New Kind of Economy The Reorganization of Work A Human Resources Economy: Other Aspects Conflict in the Knowledge Era TREND FOUR: AN ERA OF GLOBAL TRIBES The Process of Globalization Tribalism, Fragmentation and Pluralism Tribalism Within Globalism TREND FIVE: A TRANSFORMATION OF AUTHORITY Phase One: The Decline of Hierarchical Authorities Implications: Social Instability and a Political Crisis Phase Two: The Rise of New Authorities TREND SIX: A TEST OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY 'In Over Our Heads': Postmodern Life and Human Psychology A Habit of Alienation The Psychology of a Media Age The Pessimism Syndrome Culture and Psychology THE SCENARIOS: OUTCOMES OF WORLD POLITICS IN 2005 The End of History A New Medievalism Depression Demagogues Return of the Great Powers Ecocatastrophe A Concert of Powers Conclusion
