1st Edition
The Meaning of the Twentieth Century The Great Transition
By Kenneth Boulding
Copyright 1964
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1965 and written by a noted economist and leader in the field of conflict resolution, this book traces the forces which have brought the 20 th 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. New conditions pointed to a life of ease but... Read more
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.
Biography
Kenneth Boulding was an English-born American peace activist, economist, educator and philosopher.
