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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosa, Jean Jacques.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 547

Standardized Title:

Second XXe siècle. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history--1945-.

Economic history.

Social history--1945-.

Social history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817947439

0817947434

OCLC:

654727255