1st Edition

The New Realities

By Peter Drucker Copyright 2003
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Preface

Part 1: The Political Realities

1. The Divide

2. No More Salvation by Society

3. The End of FDR's America

4. When Russian Empire is Gone

5. Now that Arms are Counterproductive

Part 2: Government and Political Process

6. The Limits of Government

7. The New Pluralisms

8. Beware Charisma: The Changing Demands on Political Leadership

Part 3: Economy, Ecology and Economics

9. Transnational Economy - Transnational Ecology

10. The Paradoxes of Economic Development

11. Economics at the Crossroads

Part 4: The Knowledge Society

12. The Post-Business Society

13. The Two Counter Cultures

14. The Information-Based Organization

15. Management as a Social Function

16. The Shifting Knowledge Base

Conclusion

Biography

Donohue, William A.