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Available
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Publication
New York : Harper and Row, 1st edition
ISBN
9780060161293
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.
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CONTENTS:
Part I. The political realities
The divide
No more salvation by society
The end of FDR?s america
When the Russian Empire is gone
Now that arms are counterproductive
Part II. Government and political process
The limits of government
The new pluralisms
Beware Charisma: The changed demands on political leadership
Part III: Economy, Ecology, and Economics
Transnational economy, transnational ecology
The paradoxes of economic development
Economics at the crossroads
Part IV. The new knowledge society
The post-business society
Two countercultures
The information-based organization
Management as social function and liberal art
The shifting knowledge base
Conclusion: From analysis to perception, the new world view.
Part I. The political realities
The divide
No more salvation by society
The end of FDR?s america
When the Russian Empire is gone
Now that arms are counterproductive
Part II. Government and political process
The limits of government
The new pluralisms
Beware Charisma: The changed demands on political leadership
Part III: Economy, Ecology, and Economics
Transnational economy, transnational ecology
The paradoxes of economic development
Economics at the crossroads
Part IV. The new knowledge society
The post-business society
Two countercultures
The information-based organization
Management as social function and liberal art
The shifting knowledge base
Conclusion: From analysis to perception, the new world view.