The second twentieth century how the information revolution shapes business, states, and nations

Author/Creator:

Rosa, Jean Jacques

Publication/Creation:

Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, c2006

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The second twentieth century how the information revolution shapes business, states, and nations / Jean-Jacques Rosa

Uniform Title:

Second XXe siècle.

Series Titles:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 547

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Economic history--1945-
Social history--1945-

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: The Organizational Cycle; 1. The Race for Size, 1870-1960; 2. The Political Consequences of Hierarchy; 3. The Decentralizing Revolution, 1968-1989; 4. The Return of the Individual; Part Two: The Fundamental Question; 5. The Organizational Choice; 6. The Decisive Role of Information; 7. The System of Nation-States; 8. The Industry of States and the Society of Nations; Conclusion: The Rationale of History; Afterword: The Future of Terrorism, orThe Dark Side of Freedom; Bibliography; Index

Summary:

Jean-Jacques Rosa offers an analysis of the ""grand cycle"" in social organization of the twentieth century, showing how the transformation in communication and information technology has led to the downfall of the old political and corporate hierarchies. He explains how today's explosion of freely available information is fueling the democratic free-market revolution and reveals its universal contemporary consequences.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936535910702486

ISBN:

0-8179-4743-4

OCLC Number:

654727255