The New Realities
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2012
272 pages
978-1-136-00898-6 (ISBN)
Description
The 'new realities' of the title refer to the state of government, society and the economy in the USA, Japan, Western Europe, Russia and the Third World. With characteristic authority and clarity of style, Drucker attempts to define the concerns, issues and controversies of today which will become the realities of the future.
Already the bestselling author of many books on management and economics, Drucker has innumerable followers. Now turning to address the changing demands of a post business society, the broad-ranging theme and vision of The New Realities will win him many more admirers.
Already the bestselling author of many books on management and economics, Drucker has innumerable followers. Now turning to address the changing demands of a post business society, the broad-ranging theme and vision of The New Realities will win him many more admirers.
Reviews / Votes
'Peter Drucker was the first of the analytical futurists and the first of the management philosophers. And for me he is still the best.'Wall Street Journal
'His breadth of vision, his internationalism and his sober realism combine to make his analysis of the present and predictions about the future gripping.' The Economist
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-136-00898-6 (9781136008986)
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The New Realities
In government and politics . In economy and business . In society . and in world view
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The New Realities
In government and politics . In economy and business . In society . and in world view
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Content
Part 1 The Political Realities; Chapter 1 The Divide; Chapter 2 No More Salvation by Society; Chapter 3 The End of FDR's America; Chapter 4 When the Russian Empire is Gone; Chapter 5 Now that Arms are Counterproductive; Part 2 Government and Political Process; Chapter 6 The Limits of Government; Chapter 7 The New Pluralisms; Chapter 8 Beware Charisma: The Changing Demands on Political Leadership; Part 3 Economy, Ecology and Economics; Chapter 9 Transnational Economy - Transnational Ecology; Chapter 10 The Paradoxes of Economic Development; Chapter 11 Economics at the Crossroads; Part 4 The Knowledge Society; Chapter 12 The Post-Business Society; Chapter 13 The Two Countercultures; Chapter 14 The Information-Based Organization; Chapter 15 Management as Social Function and Liberal Art; Chapter 16 The Shifting Knowledge Base; Chapter 17 Conclusion: From Analysis to Perception: The New World View;
