Third millennium capitalism : convergence of economic, energy, and environmental forces / / Wyatt M. Rogers, Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815679103321
• Autore: Rogers Wyatt M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• ISBN: 979-82-16-02556-6; 9786610913602; 1-280-91360-6; 0-313-00267-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.12/2
• Soggetti: Capitalism; Twenty-first century - Forecasts; Corporations; Power resources; Sustainable development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- lntroduction -- The Approaching New Era: Overview of Expected Changes -- Mandates for the Twenty-First Century -- Part I: Capitalism and the Emerging Global Economy -- 1. Economic Forces in Modern Capitalism -- Capitalism: A Historical Perspective -- Globalization as an Economic Strategy -- Political and Economic Developments Affecting Capitalism -- Evolving Economic Concepts -- 2. The Third Millennium Corporation -- The Corporation: The Emerging New Setting -- Developing a New Corporate Structure and Philosophy -- The Corporation and the Global Economy -- The Corporation and Society -- The Evolving Third Millennium Corporation -- 3. Economic Development Challenges -- Developing Local Economies in a Global Market -- Foreign Investments in Domestic Industries -- Workforce: Composition and Changing Conditions -- Urban and Rural Economic Development -- Footloose Industries -- The Special Case of Indigenous ; Populations -- Economic Development Strategies for the New Era -- Part II: Global Energy Resources -- 4. Energy Demand and Supply in the Global Economy -- World Utilization of Energy -- Electric Energy in the United States -- Energy Resources and Technologies for the Twenty-First Century -- 5. Issues and Options for Energy Development -- Global Energy Policy Issues -- Fostering Optimum Energy Resources Utilization -- Energy Conservation -- Transformation of the Electric Utility Industry -- Global Energy Development and Socioeconomic Progress -- Synopsis of Future Global Energy Concerns -- Part III: Managing Global Environmental Resources -- 6. World Environmental Concerns -- The Global Environmental Challenge -- Atmospheric Resources and Pollution -- Water Resources -- Land, Vegetation, and Wildlife -- Environmental Protection and Mitigation.; Recycling: A Tenet of the New Environmentalism -- Global Environmental Policy Issues -- 7. Capitalism and the Environment -- Evolution of the Environmental Ethic -- Environmental Resources Conservation -- Industrial Pollution Control -- Private Industry Roles in Environmental Protection -- 8. Toward a Sustainable Global Environment -- The Environmental Goal: Meeting Human Needs -- Strategies for Global Environmental Protection -- Part IV: Capitalism in Transition -- 9. Convergence and Synergy -- Converging Forces in Third Millennium Capitalism -- Synergism in Capitalism -- 10. Energy, Environment, and Economic Growth -- Economic Growth: Dependence on Capitalism and Energy -- Energy Conservation Mandate -- Energy Requirements in Developing Nations -- 11. Capitalism in the Third Millennium -- A New Capitalism Paradigm -- Changing Conditions and Outlook for Global Capitalism -- Private Industry and the Public Sector -- The Corporation as a Human Institution -- Improving Accountability in the Private and Public Sectors -- Globalization and Capitalism -- Global Governance -- Capital Formation and Mobility -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: Technological advances, government policies, energy supply, the environment and population are all issues that must be addressed by private enterprise in holistic, humanitarian ways. This text presents these issues as challenges and opportunities for global capitalism.