TY  - BOOK
AU  - Drucker,Peter F.
TI  - The ecological vision: reflections on the American condition 
SN  - 1560000619
AV  - HN57. D76 1992
U1  - 304.20973 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New Brunswick, N.J.
PB  - Transaction Publishers
KW  - Social ecology
KW  - United States
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - Communities
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; Pt. 1; American Experiences --; Introduction to Part One --; 1; The American Genius Is Political --; 2; Calhoun's Pluralism --; 3; Henry Ford: The Last Populist --; 4; IBM's Watson: Vision for Tomorrow --; 5; The Myth of American Uniformity --; Pt. 2; Economics as a Social Dimension --; Introduction to Part Two --; 6; The Economic Basis of American Politics --; 7; The Poverty of Economic Theory --; 8; The Delusion of Profits --; 9; Schumpeter and Keynes --; 10; Keynes: Economics as a Magical System --; Pt. 3; The Social Function of Management --; Introduction to Part Three --; 11; Management's Role --; 12; Management: The Problems of Success --; 13; Social Innovation: Management's New Dimension --; Pt. 4; Business as a Social Institution --; Introduction to Part Four --; 14; Can There Be "Business Ethics"? --; 15; The New Productivity Challenge --; 16; The Emerging Theory of Manufacturing --; 17; The Hostile Takeover and Its Discontents --; Pt. 5; Work, Tools, and Society --; Introduction to Part Five --; 18; Work and Tools --; 19; Technology, Science, and Culture --; 20; India and Appropriate Technology --; 21; The First Technological Revolution and Its Lessions --; Pt. 6; The Information-Based Society --; Introduction to Part Six --; 22; Information, Communications, and Understanding --; 23; Information and the Future of the City --; 24; The Information-Based Organization --; Pt. 7; Japan as Society and Civilization --; Introduction to Part Seven --; 25; A View of Japan through Japanese Art --; 26; Japan: The Problems of Success --; 27; Behind Japan's Success --; 28; Misinterpreting Japan and the Japanese --; 29; How Westernized Are the Japanese? --; Pt. 8; Why Society Is Not Enough --; Introduction to Part Eight --; 30; The Unfashionable Kierkegaard --; Afterword: Reflections of a Social Ecologist --; Index
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