The Making of a Digital World
eBook - PDF

The Making of a Digital World

The Evolution of Technological Change and How It Shaped Our World

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Making of a Digital World

The Evolution of Technological Change and How It Shaped Our World

About this book

This book offers a unique perspective on current changes. Describing globalization as a long-term process of intertwined technological, economic, political, and cultural changes, the author identifies distinct phases in the global system development, and concludes that the pattern of change continues even with the rise of new digital technologies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Making of a Digital World
  3. CONTENTS
  4. LIST OF FIGURES
  5. LIST OF TABLES
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. Chapter One Thinking about Globalization—an Introduction
  8. Chapter Two An Evolutionary Theory of Globalization
  9. Chapter Three Drivers of Global Change—Leading Sectors of the Informational Network Economy
  10. Chapter Four Drivers of Leading Sector Change—the Role of States, Organizations, and Individuals
  11. Chapter Five Drivers of Leading Actor Change—Interstate Rivalry at the Systemic Level
  12. Chapter Six The Continuation of Change of the Global Complex System—an Outlookon Its Future Development
  13. NOTES
  14. REFERENCES
  15. INDEX