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The Third Industrial Revolution
Jeremy Rifkin
How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World
Palgrave Macmillan
October 2011
On Sale: September 27, 2011
304 pages
ISBN: 0230115217
EAN: 9780230115217
Kindle: B005BOQBGW
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
The Industrial Revolution, powered by oil and other fossil
fuels, is spiraling into a dangerous endgame. The price of
gas and food are climbing, unemployment remains high, the
housing market has tanked, consumer and government debt is
soaring, and the recovery is slowing. Facing the prospect of
a second collapse of the global economy, humanity is
desperate for a sustainable economic game plan to take us
into the future. Here, Jeremy Rifkin explores how
Internet technology and renewable energy are merging to
create a powerful “Third Industrial Revolution.” He asks us
to imagine hundreds of millions of people producing their
own green energy in their homes, offices, and factories, and
sharing it with each other in an “energy internet,” just
like we now create and share information
online. Rifkin describes how the five-pillars of the
Third Industrial Revolution will create thousands of
businesses, millions of jobs, and usher in a fundamental
reordering of human relationships, from hierarchical to
lateral power, that will impact the way we conduct commerce,
govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic
life. Rifkin’s vision is already gaining traction in
the international community. The European Union Parliament
has issued a formal declaration calling for its
implementation, and other nations in Asia, Africa, and the
Americas, are quickly preparing their own initiatives for
transitioning into the new economic paradigm. The
Third Industrial Revolution is an insider’s account of
the next great economic era, including a look into the
personalities and players — heads of state, global CEOs,
social entrepreneurs, and NGOs — who are pioneering its
implementation around the world.
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