Global trends 2005: an owner's manual for the next decade
Mazarr, Michael J
Global trends 2005: an owner's manual for the next decade - New York Palgrave 1999 - vi,330 p. 21 cm ; Pbk
Rs.610.70/-
Introduction: A Transformation of Human Society --
Trend 1. The Foundations. 1. A Story of Two Worlds. 2. A Price Spike Economy. 3. A Foundation of Human Perception: Culture --
Trend 2. The Engines of History. 4. The Engines: Science and Technology. 5. The Engines: Social and Psychological. 6. Chaos and Complexity Theory. 7. Where Are They Taking Us? --
Trend 3. A Human Resources Economy. 8. A New Kind of Economy. 9. The Reorganization of Work. 10. Other Aspects of the New Economy. 11. Conflict in the Knowledge Era --
Trend 4. An Era of Global Tribes. 12. The Process of Globalization. 13. Tribalism, Fragmentation, and Pluralism. 14. Tribalism within Globalism --
Trend 5. A Transformation of Authority. 15. Phase One: The Decline of Hierarchical Authorities. 16. Implications: Social Instability and a Political Crisis. 17. Phase Two: The Rise of New Authorities --
Trend 6. A Test of Human Psychology. 18. "In Over Our Heads": Postmodern Life and Human Psychology. 19. A Habit of Alienation. 20. The "Pessimism Syndrome" --
Conclusion: Toward a New Society. 21. A New Kind of Society. 22. The Authors of Our Own Destiny.
"Every few centuries, the world changes in a profound way. Not just gradually, but dramatically and forever. Such periods of rapid strange become the markers of new historical eras, as singular and profound as the shift from hunter-gatherer bands to agricultural society and the transition from the agricultural to the industrial era. The nations and peoples of the West - and much of the developed and developing world - are living through such a period today. This transformation from an industrial to a knowledge economy and society is recasting the character of human life the world over, generating profound new challenges, and opening up unprecedented vistas of possibility. Global Trends 2005 is at once a vision of the future and a handbook for understanding daily events. It will change the way you see the world - and your place in it."--Jacket.
978-0312235003
Social change--Forecasting
Twenty-first century
Economic development
Global trends 2005: an owner's manual for the next decade - New York Palgrave 1999 - vi,330 p. 21 cm ; Pbk
Rs.610.70/-
Introduction: A Transformation of Human Society --
Trend 1. The Foundations. 1. A Story of Two Worlds. 2. A Price Spike Economy. 3. A Foundation of Human Perception: Culture --
Trend 2. The Engines of History. 4. The Engines: Science and Technology. 5. The Engines: Social and Psychological. 6. Chaos and Complexity Theory. 7. Where Are They Taking Us? --
Trend 3. A Human Resources Economy. 8. A New Kind of Economy. 9. The Reorganization of Work. 10. Other Aspects of the New Economy. 11. Conflict in the Knowledge Era --
Trend 4. An Era of Global Tribes. 12. The Process of Globalization. 13. Tribalism, Fragmentation, and Pluralism. 14. Tribalism within Globalism --
Trend 5. A Transformation of Authority. 15. Phase One: The Decline of Hierarchical Authorities. 16. Implications: Social Instability and a Political Crisis. 17. Phase Two: The Rise of New Authorities --
Trend 6. A Test of Human Psychology. 18. "In Over Our Heads": Postmodern Life and Human Psychology. 19. A Habit of Alienation. 20. The "Pessimism Syndrome" --
Conclusion: Toward a New Society. 21. A New Kind of Society. 22. The Authors of Our Own Destiny.
"Every few centuries, the world changes in a profound way. Not just gradually, but dramatically and forever. Such periods of rapid strange become the markers of new historical eras, as singular and profound as the shift from hunter-gatherer bands to agricultural society and the transition from the agricultural to the industrial era. The nations and peoples of the West - and much of the developed and developing world - are living through such a period today. This transformation from an industrial to a knowledge economy and society is recasting the character of human life the world over, generating profound new challenges, and opening up unprecedented vistas of possibility. Global Trends 2005 is at once a vision of the future and a handbook for understanding daily events. It will change the way you see the world - and your place in it."--Jacket.
978-0312235003
Social change--Forecasting
Twenty-first century
Economic development