The new realities Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand) 1909-2005 creator author text nju 2003 monographic eng print xiii, 262 pages ; 23 cm "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."--Jacket. 1. The Divide -- 2. No More Salvation by Society -- 3. The End of FDR's America -- 4. When the Russian Empire is Gone -- 5. Now that Arms are Counterproductive -- 6. The Limits of Government -- 7. The New Pluralisms -- 8. Beware Charisma: The Changing Demands on Political Leadership -- 9. Transnational Economy -- Transnational Ecology -- 10. The Paradoxes of Economic Development -- 11. Economics at the Crossroads -- 12. The Post-Business Society -- 13. The Two Countercultures -- 14. The Information-Based Organization -- 15. Management as Social Function and Liberal Art -- 16. The Shifting Knowledge Base -- Conclusion: From Analysis to Perception: The New World View. Peter F. Drucker, with a new preface by the author. Originally published: London : Heinemann Professional Pub., 1989. World politics 1985-1995 Economic history 1971-1990 Information society Politique mondiale 1985-1995 Histoire économique 1971-1990 Société informatisée Economic history Information society World politics 1971-1995 fast D849.82 .D78 2003 909.8 0765805332 9780765805331 2003042602 TAG TAGC DLC 030131 20240808225132.3 in00004817201 eng