The new realities : in government and politics - in economy and business - in society - and in world view

Included Index.

Preface; The political realities - The divide; No more salvation by society; The end of FDR's America; When the Russian Empire is gone; Now that arms are counterproductive; Government and political process - The limits of government; The new pluralisms; Beware charisma: the changing demands on political leadership; Economy, ecology and economics - Transnational economy: transnational ecology; The paradoxes of economic development; Economics at the crossroads; The knowledge society - The post-business society; The two countercultures; The information-based organization; Management as social function and liberal art; The shifting knowledge base; Conclusion - From analysis to perception: the new world view; Index.

The 'new realities' refer to the state of government, society and the economy in the USA, Japan, Western Europe, Russia and the Third World. This book attempts to define the concerns, issues and controversies which will become the realities of the future.