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Offers an incisive analysis of the key business trends, issues, and developments of the near future and their potential ramifications--in terms of both problems and opportunities--for America and the world.

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Library Journal Review

Management guru Drucker discusses some political realities--the governmental and political process, the economy, ecology, economics, and the new knowledge society--in a way only he can. These realities are identified and discussed in order to suggest what we should be thinking about today in order to prepare for tomorrow. Clearly there are limits on what government can do, and there needs to be a rethinking of contemporary economics. Citing from classical as well as contemporary sources, Drucker has brought together a work that will force its readers to think. Recommended for all collections.-- Michael D. Kathman, St. John's Univ., Collegeville, Minn. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Challenging conventional wisdom, management-guru Drucker argues that America's sagging economic status has not resulted from a failure of its manufacturing base, but instead from the worldwide collapse in the 1980s of commodity exports and prices. The success of ``Japan Inc.,'' in his assessment, illustrates the importance of a close government-business relationship, not the need for central planning. Author of some 20 books, Drucker has provocative things to say here on excessive military spending (``perhaps the major cause'' of our loss of competitiveness) and environmental problems that, in his view, demand a ``transnational'' approach. His vision of a ``post-business'' society, however, where ``knowledge workers'' flourish and voluntary ``third-sector'' organizations forge bonds of community, seems unrealistic. Among the topics he broaches are the ``Russian Empire,'' school reform, ``information-based organizations'' and management as a liberal art. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

CHOICE Review

The venerable Drucker (Claremont Graduate School) suggests that the "next century" is not on the horizon; rather, he argues, society is already "well advanced into it." His thesis is that future issues and problems are already apparent; it is the solutions that need to be addressed. Drucker emphasizes the importance in socioeconomic decision making of examining what must be done today to be prepared for what will come tomorrow. Much of his study is devoted to the idea that every society's future problems will be the result of its past successes. The author's forte is his ability to highlight for the reader important issues and trends. He does not, however, provide solutions or discuss in depth his perceptions. The writing style is forceful and compelling. Both those who accept Drucker's analysis and those who disagree with his position will find his opinions both interesting and controversial. Appropriate for all public and academic collections. -S. R. Kahn, University of Cincinnati

Booklist Review

This provocative study by a management guru and best-selling author offers a wide-ranging, farsighted discourse on current problems facing society.

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Peter F. Drucker has been Clarke Professor of Social Science and Management at Claremont Graduate School in California since 1971.