Global Trends and Transformations in Culture, Business, and Technology.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781637420737
- 338.0951
- HD2910 .Y443 2021
Cover -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Description -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Global Demographic Trends -- Chapter 2: Globalization: Transformations and Consequences -- Chapter 3: Culture in the Contemporary World -- Chapter 4: The Changing Landscape of Global Affairs -- Chapter 5: Challenges to Security and Governance -- Chapter 6: The Environmental Degradation -- Chapter 7: The Giant Corporations -- Chapter 8: The Inequality, the Wealth Concentration, and the Super‑rich -- Chapter 9: The Global Health and Well-Being -- Chapter 10: Food and Agriculture -- Chapter 11: The Sharing Economy -- Chapter 12: The Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 13: The Gig Economy -- Chapter 14: Consumers and Consumption -- Chapter 15: Labor, Work Organization, and Education -- Chapter 16: Innovation and Research -- Chapter 17: Emerging Technologies -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover.
Offers a concise and analytical portrait of the contemporary world. The author encompasses concepts and theories from multiple disciplines, notably sociology, anthropology, international relations, business, and economics, to examine the major transformations of the modern world, their underlying causes, and their consequences.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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