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Facing the Future

Germany Breaking New Ground

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  • © 1986

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  1. Lothar Späth
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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Notes on the Culture of Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Exhausted Energy

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      Pages 3-7

    3. Politics as the Fiduciary of Future Generations

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      Pages 8-11

    4. Fear of the Future: Cultural Survival

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      Pages 12-21

  3. On the Way to an Information Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. What Kinds of Shifts in Value will we have to Reckon with?

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      Pages 25-29

    3. An Intelligence Aid, But Not Intelligent

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      Pages 30-33

    4. Thinking in Black and White Terms is Not the Answer

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      Pages 34-37

    5. Tool Age of the Future

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      Pages 38-41

    6. The Rapid Growth in the Range of Applications

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      Pages 42-46

    7. Détente for the Social Environment Conflict?

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      Pages 47-54

    8. A New Wave of Independence

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      Pages 55-65

    9. The Broad Field of the Information Society

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      Pages 66-87

  4. Old Values — A New Order

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. New Vitality for Old Values?

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      Pages 91-96

    3. Decreasing Demands on the Environment Means Making Sacrifices

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      Pages 97-102

    4. Social Benefits at the Expense of Our Future Security

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      Pages 103-107

    5. Rediscovering the Human Factor

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      Pages 108-116

    6. A New Look at an Old Problem

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      Pages 117-137
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Facing the Future

  • Book Subtitle: Germany Breaking New Ground

  • Authors: Lothar Späth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71608-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-71610-2Published: 19 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-71608-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 196

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Spiegel-Verlag, 1985

  • Topics: Operations Management

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