Meaning of the Twentieth Century - The Great Transition

List of contents

1. The Great Transition 2. Science as the Basis of the Great Transition 3. The Significance of the Social Sciences 4. The War Trap 5. Economic Development: The Difficult Take-Off 6. The Population Trap 7. The Entropy Trap 8. The Role of Ideology in the Great Transition 9. A Strategy for the Transition.

About the author

Kenneth Boulding was an English-born American peace activist, economist, educator and philosopher.

Summary

Originally published in 1965 this book traces the forces which have brought the 20th century ‘post-civilisation’ into being: the ever-increasing power of science and the scientific attitude, the global communication network, the high efficiency of industrial societies.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Boulding, Kenneth E. Boulding
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781032189123
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218912-3
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: World Perspectives
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Psychology, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Economics, Political Economy, Social and cultural history, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Economics of industrial organisation, Economics of industrial organization