From the paleolithic huntergatherer and neolithic farmer to the medieval craftsman and assembly line worker of the current century, work has. Jeremy rifkin on europes uncertain future the end of work. We experience the world always changing around us, and. We sit next to a fire and watch its redhot embers turn slowly into cold white ashes. The end of work could also signal the beginning of a great social transformation, a rebirth of the human spirit.
He is an activist who seeks to shape public policy in the united states and globally he has testified before numerous congressional committees and has engaged in litigation extensively to ensure responsible. Statistics and figures have been revised to take new trends into account. It comes about as a result of a web of social processes including education, training, and incentives. The internet of things, the collaborative commons, and the eclipse of capitalism ny. Jeremy rifkin a history of the future the world in. Rifkin also contributes a significant amount of discussion to the extension of deskilling to other sectors. Economy, the age of access, the biotech century, and the end of work. The books have been translated into more than 35 languages. Rifkin attempts to throw the world into a state of shock with his book. Jeremy rifkin on zero marginal cost society and the. To hear jeremy rifkin being interviewed click here. The end of work hardcover december 28, 1994 by jeremy rifkin author visit amazons jeremy rifkin page. An analysis of the potentially catastrophic implications of the growing.
Jeremy rifkin on europes uncertain future the end of work by jeremy rifkin european politicians often like to blame outsourcing for the disappearance of jobs. And then the subtitle the decline of the global labor force and the dawn of the postmarket era made me think that the book is about how technology is the cause of. He has been a guest on face the nation, the lehrer news hour, 2020, larry king live, today, and good morning america. The end of work in this compelling, disturbing, and ultimately hopeful book, jeremy rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase of history one characterized by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and are used in thousands of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jeremy rifkin is an american economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor. Includes bibliographical references pages 330336 and index the end of work trickledown technology and market realities visions of technoparadise crossing into the hightech frontier technology and the africanamerican experience the great automation debate postfordism no more farmers hanging up the blue collar the last service.
The decline of the global labor force and the dawn of the postmarket era new ed by jeremy rifkin, robert l. The end of work paperback may 11, 2004 by jeremy rifkin author. The end of work is to us informative, however, it should not be read as a bible. Rifkin is the author of 20 bestselling books about the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. But in reality the work isnt going to the chineseits going to the robots.
Rising in its wake is a new global collaborative commons that will fundamentally transform our way of life. Jeremy rifkin is an adviser to the eu leadership and that of the peoples republic of china. The end of work could mean the demise of civilization as we have come to know it, or signal the beginning of a great social transformation and a rebirth of the. Jeremy rifkin is president of the foundation on economic trends and the author of 17 bestselling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society and the environment. After working for an organization for fifteen or more years, it is. The end of work by jeremy rifkin published in 1995 by tarcherputnam. The ranks of the unemployed are swelling with former service. If its a horse race and you can choose only one explanatory factor, choose technology and go home a winner virtually every night. The end of work hardcover december 28, 1994 by jeremy rifkin author. The end of work is jeremy rifkins most influential and important book. Time goes forward because energy itself is always moving from an available to an unavailable state. Jeremy rifkin has been an advisor to the european union for the past decade. I have just finished reading the end of work by jeremy rifkin, an american economist.
Jeremy rifkin, one of the most popular social thinkers of our time, is the bestselling author of 19 books including the third industrial revolution, the empathic civilization, the european dream, and the end of work. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In his most ambitious book to date, bestselling social critic jeremy rifkin shows that. The end of work recapitulates this argument and bolsters it with thoroughly uptodate evidence. Worldwide unemployment is now at the highest level since the great depression of the 1930s. Work was seasonal and limited by daylight hours, whereas after the industrial revolution electric light bulbs lightened up the factories, and night shifts became a common thing. Well, it should, according to rifkin, a fellow at the wharton school executive education program and the author of such dystopian polemics as the biotech century and the end of work. Even moreso than bergmann, rifkin in the end of work takes into account what might and likely wont be politically viable over and beyond what would actually work to ease the transition into a postmarket economy, and its interesting and a little sad to see what back in 1995 seemed possible that in the face of subsequent government dysfunction. The national journal named rifkin as one of 150 people in the u.
Now nearly ten years old, it has been updated for a new, postnew economy era. Capitalism is making way for the age of free jeremy rifkin. Incidentally, it helped me discovered that there was a wikipedia page on a few weeks ago, i serendipitously found this title staring out of the shelf at me in value village while i was looking for a halloween costume accessory. Jeremy rifkin quotes author of the zero marginal cost. Robotics, ai, the end of human work, and a coming renaissance. Jeremy rifkin born 1945, 1 denver, colorado, the founder and president of the foundation on economic trends foet, is an american economist, writer, and public speaker. Jeremy rifkin on zero marginal cost and the decline of. A third industrial revolution would seal our fate why. Here, jeremy rifkin explores how internet technology and renewable energy. Rifkins other recent titles include the empathic civilization, the age of access, the end of work, the european dream, the biotech century, and the hydrogen economy. Our consciousness is continually recording the entropy change in the world around us.
Jeremy rifkin a history of the future the world in 2025 31 january 2017. Jeremy rifkin is president of the foundation on economic trends and the author of eighteen bestselling books, including the hydrogen economy and the end of work. The end of work could spell a death sentence for civilization as we have come to know it. More than 800 million human beings are now unemployed or underemployed. Bestselling author jeremy rifkin explains that intense competition is forcing the introduction of ever newer technologies, in turn boosting productivity to the point where the marginal cost of producing additional units is nearly zero, making the product. The decline of the global workforce and the dawn of the post market era. Rifkin is the author of 21 books about the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. Global unemployment has now reached its highest level since the great depression of the 1930s. The end of work paperback may 11, 2004 by jeremy rifkin author visit amazons jeremy rifkin page. His analysis of the progress and aims of cybernation in the control of an inner elite my terminology is comprehensive and complete.
Jeremy rifkin is an american economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor, and activist. The decline of the global labor force and the dawn of the postmarket era is a nonfiction book by american economist jeremy rifkin, published in 1995 by putnam publishing group. Using many examples taken from the past and present, rifkin demonstrated what he believes are the main factors which are hurling us towards an unemployed global population. Esteemed economist, philosopher, and activist jeremy rifkins critically acclaimed book addresses what could be the most important issue facing our. Braverman suggested in his book that, as deskilling progressed, it would continue outside. Rifkin end of work pdf download this as a pdf file. He was an adviser to german chancellor angela merkel on the third industrial revolution. Rifkin offers a tough, compelling critique of the flaws in the techniques the government uses to compile employment. In this compelling, disturbing, and ultimately hopeful book, jeremy rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase of history one characterized by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs. Rifkin notes that the service sector is limited because it is also subject to the encroachment of technological advances p. Book jeremy rifkin for public speaking harry walker agency.
Jeremy rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase in history one characterized by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs. Rifkin is the author of 21 bestselling books about the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. Review of jeremy rifkins the zero marginal cost society. Page 1 the end of work from the beginning, civilization has been structured, in large part, around the concept of work. Book jeremy rifkin for speaking, events and appearances. In western europe, thousands of jobs have been eliminated as companies move their production facilities abroad. Jeremy rifkins policy suggestions for the end of work.
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