Verlag: Polity, 2004
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Verlag: Polity Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0745634257 ISBN 13: 9780745634258
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Verlag: Polity, 2004
ISBN 10: 0745634257 ISBN 13: 9780745634258
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Verlag: Polity, 2004
ISBN 10: 0745634257 ISBN 13: 9780745634258
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Verlag: Polity Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 0745634257 ISBN 13: 9780745634258
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Verlag: Polity, 2004
ISBN 10: 0745634257 ISBN 13: 9780745634258
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Zustand: very good. London : Polity, 2004. Paperback. 400 pp. Library stamps. English text. Condition : good - Why are so few Americans paying attention to the dramatic changes taking place across the Atlantic, Rifkin (The End of Work) asks in his provocative and well-argued manifesto for the new European Union. Famously, Americans "live to work" while Europeans "work to live," and Rifkin demonstrates statistically and anecdotally that Europe's humane approach to capitalism makes for a healthier, better-educated populace. The U.S. lags behind in its unimaginative approach to working hours, productivity and technology, Rifkin claims, while Europe is leading the way into a new era while competing well in terms of productivity. Rifkin traces the cultural roots of what he says is America's lack of vision to its emphasis on individual autonomy and the accumulation of wealth; Europe's dream is more rooted in connectedness and quality of life. Americans may be risk takers, but Rifkin is more admiring of risk-sensitive European realism, as well as its secularism and social democracy. Exploring the history behind the two continents' wildly differing sensibilities, Rifkin examines the myth of the U.S. as "land of opportunity" and the two continents' contrasting attitudes to foreign policy, peace keeping and foreign aid. Rifkin's claims are not new, but he writes with striking clarity, combining the insights of contemporary sociologists and economists with up-to-the minute data and powerfully apt journalistic observations. While he may appear to idealize Europe's new direction, Rifkin's comparative study is scrupulously thorough and informative, and his rigor will please all readers interested in the future of world affairs. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780745634258. Keywords : ,