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Post-Industrial Society

The Choice Between Innovation and Tradition

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  • Comprehensive study of the formation of post-industrial society and the digital economy allows us to develop an objective scientific concept that takes into account the impact of new technologies on various areas of modern society

  • Focuses on the analysis of changes in the functioning of businesses and companies in different sectors of the economy, public administration, law and legislation, international cooperation, and how the conservatism of society can affect the spread of new technologies

  • Scientific and practical nature of the research ensures its high theoretical and empirical value

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About this book

This book offers a critical and comparative understanding of post-industrial development, highlighting the driving forces and limitations, strategies, sources of funding, tools and technologies for its implementation. It presents the results of research on the formation and functioning of post-industrial development institutions in developed countries and developing countries as integral elements of the national innovation system, and implementation of economic modernization and transformation of business models taking into account contradictions between modern productive forces and getting out of date production relations. This book also explores the widespread impact of new technologies on various areas of modern society, which is often impaired by its conservatism.


Comprising contributions from experts across various disciplines including economics, public administration, law, and psychology, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the opportunities and challenges associated with the modern development of society, production, and consumption.


It is a book with appeal to scholars and students of economics, business and public administration, interested in post-industrial development in developed and developing countries, and the specifics of implementing strategies for technological improvement in industry and the service sector.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow, Russia

    Julia Kovalchuk

About the editor

Julia Kovalchuk is Professor of Economics at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), and at Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Post-Industrial Society

  • Book Subtitle: The Choice Between Innovation and Tradition

  • Editors: Julia Kovalchuk

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59739-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59738-2Published: 02 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59741-2Published: 02 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-59739-9Published: 02 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic Growth, Labor Economics

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