The making of a digital world: the evolution of technological change and how it shaped our world

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 withthe rise of new digital technologies. ÍNDICE: Thinking About Globalization: An Introduction - An Evolutionary Theory of Globalization - Drivers of Global Change: Leading Sectors of the Informational Network - Drivers of Leading Sector Change: The Agency and Organizational Level - Drivers of Leading Sector Change: Interstate Rivalry and the Systemic Level - The Continuation of Change of the Global Complex System: An Outlook on Its Future Development

• ISBN: 978-1-4039-7448-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 276
• Fecha Publicación: 24/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés