Even in the flattest landscape there are passes where the road
first climbs to a peak and then descends into a new valley. Most of
these passes are simply topography with little or no difference in
climate, language, or culture between the valleys on either side.
But some passes are different: they are true divides. History too
knows such divides. Once these divides have been crossed, the
social and political landscape changes; the social and political
climate is different, and so is the social and political language.
Some time between 1965 and 1973 we passed over such a divide and
entered "the next century."
Challenging, insightful, and provocative, Peter Drucker's The
New Realities anticipates the central issues of a rapidly changing
world. When it was initially published, in 1989, some reviewers
mistakenly thought The New Realities was a book about the future,
or in other words, a series of predictions. But, as indicated in
the title, the book discusses realities. Drucker argues that events
of the next thirty to forty years, or even further on, had already
largely been defined by events of the previous half-century. Thus,
Drucker discusses episodes in world history that had not yet
happened at the time of the book's initial publication, such as:
the archaism of the hope for "salvation by society" in "The End of
FDR's America"; the democratization of the Soviet Union in "When
the Russian Empire is Gone"; the technology boom of the 1990s in
"The Information-Based Organization"; and the evolution of
management in "Management as Social Function and Liberal Art."
Graced with a new preface by the author that discusses both
reactions to the original publication of the book and how important
it is for decision-makers to consider the past and present when
planning for the future, The New Realities is mandatory reading for
understanding politics, government, the economy, information
technology, and business in an ever-changing world.
General
Imprint: |
Transaction Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2003 |
First published: |
2003 |
Authors: |
William A. Donohue
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
276 |
Edition: |
Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7658-0533-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7658-0533-2 |
Barcode: |
9780765805331 |
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