The Third Industrial Revolution - How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World

With the KeystonePipelinedominating the news, and America's addiction to oil showing no signs of waning, it is more urgent than ever that we reconsider our energy needs in light of economic reality. In this New York Times bestseller, Jeremy Rifkin explores how Internet technology and renewable energy are merging to create a powerful new engine of economic growth, wherein hundreds of millions of people will produce their own green energy in their homes, offices, and factories and share it with each other in an "energy Internet." This process will usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, from hierarchical to lateral, that will impact the way we conduct commerce, govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic life. The Third Industrial Revolution is an insider's account of the next great economic era, including a look into the personalities and players - heads of state, global CEOs, social entrepreneurs, and NGOs - who are pioneering its implementation around the world.

Sommario

Introduction
PART I: THE THIRD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Real Economic Crisis Everyone Missed
A New Narrative
Turning Theory to Practice
PART II: LATERAL POWER
Distributed Capitalism
Beyond Right and Left
From Globalization to Continentalization
PART III: THE COLLABORATIVE AGE
Retiring Adam Smith
A Classroom Makeover
Morphing from the Industrial to the Collaborative Era

Info autore

Jeremy Rifkin

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeremy Rifkin
• Editore: Macmillan USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.01.2013
• EAN: 9780230341975
• ISBN: 978-0-230-34197-5
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 233 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: New York Times Bestseller; New York Times Bestseller
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Globalisierung, Soziale und ethische Themen, Internationale Wirtschaft, Wirtschaftstheorie und -philosophie, Entwicklungsökonomie und Schwellenländer, Energieressourcen, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization