The ecological vision : reflections on the American condition /
Drucker, Peter F. 1909-2005
The ecological vision : reflections on the American condition / Peter F. Drucker. - vii, 466 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- American Experiences -- Introduction to Part One -- The American Genius Is Political -- Calhoun's Pluralism -- Henry Ford: The Last Populist -- IBM's Watson: Vision for Tomorrow -- The Myth of American Uniformity -- Economics as a Social Dimension -- Introduction to Part Two -- The Economic Basis of American Politics -- The Poverty of Economic Theory -- The Delusion of Profits -- Schumpeter and Keynes -- Keynes: Economics as a Magical System -- The Social Function of Management -- Introduction to Part Three -- Management's Role -- Management: The Problems of Success -- Social Innovation: Management's New Dimension -- Business as a Social Institution -- Introduction to Part Four -- Can There Be "Business Ethics"? -- The New Productivity Challenge -- The Emerging Theory of Manufacturing -- The Hostile Takeover and Its Discontents -- Work, Tools, and Society -- Introduction to Part Five -- Work and Tools -- Technology, Science, and Culture -- India and Appropriate Technology -- The First Technological Revolution and Its Lessions -- The Information-Based Society -- Introduction to Part Six -- Information, Communications, and Understanding -- Information and the Future of the City -- The Information-Based Organization -- Japan as Society and Civilization -- Introduction to Part Seven -- A View of Japan through Japanese Art -- Japan: The Problems of Success -- Behind Japan's Success -- Misinterpreting Japan and the Japanese -- How Westernized Are the Japanese? -- Why Society Is Not Enough -- Introduction to Part Eight -- The Unfashionable Kierkegaard -- Afterword: Reflections of a Social Ecologist -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. 2. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. 3. 11. 12. 13. Pt. 4. 14. 15. 16. 17. Pt. 5. 18. 19. 20. 21. Pt. 6. 22. 23. 24. Pt. 7. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Pt. 8. 30.
1560000619 9781560000617 0765807254 9780765807250
92003967
Social ecology--United States
Nature--Effect of human beings on--United States
Communities
United States--Social conditions
HN57. / D76 1992
304.20973
The ecological vision : reflections on the American condition / Peter F. Drucker. - vii, 466 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- American Experiences -- Introduction to Part One -- The American Genius Is Political -- Calhoun's Pluralism -- Henry Ford: The Last Populist -- IBM's Watson: Vision for Tomorrow -- The Myth of American Uniformity -- Economics as a Social Dimension -- Introduction to Part Two -- The Economic Basis of American Politics -- The Poverty of Economic Theory -- The Delusion of Profits -- Schumpeter and Keynes -- Keynes: Economics as a Magical System -- The Social Function of Management -- Introduction to Part Three -- Management's Role -- Management: The Problems of Success -- Social Innovation: Management's New Dimension -- Business as a Social Institution -- Introduction to Part Four -- Can There Be "Business Ethics"? -- The New Productivity Challenge -- The Emerging Theory of Manufacturing -- The Hostile Takeover and Its Discontents -- Work, Tools, and Society -- Introduction to Part Five -- Work and Tools -- Technology, Science, and Culture -- India and Appropriate Technology -- The First Technological Revolution and Its Lessions -- The Information-Based Society -- Introduction to Part Six -- Information, Communications, and Understanding -- Information and the Future of the City -- The Information-Based Organization -- Japan as Society and Civilization -- Introduction to Part Seven -- A View of Japan through Japanese Art -- Japan: The Problems of Success -- Behind Japan's Success -- Misinterpreting Japan and the Japanese -- How Westernized Are the Japanese? -- Why Society Is Not Enough -- Introduction to Part Eight -- The Unfashionable Kierkegaard -- Afterword: Reflections of a Social Ecologist -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. 2. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. 3. 11. 12. 13. Pt. 4. 14. 15. 16. 17. Pt. 5. 18. 19. 20. 21. Pt. 6. 22. 23. 24. Pt. 7. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Pt. 8. 30.
1560000619 9781560000617 0765807254 9780765807250
92003967
Social ecology--United States
Nature--Effect of human beings on--United States
Communities
United States--Social conditions
HN57. / D76 1992
304.20973