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200 14$aThe second twentieth century$b[electronic resource] $ehow the information revolution shapes business, states, and nations /$fJean-Jacques Rosa
210   $aStanford, Calif. $cHoover Institution Press$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (409 p.)
225  0$aHoover Institution Press publication ;$v547
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8179-4742-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aFront Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: The Organizational Cycle; 1.  The Race for Size, 1870-1960; 2.  The Political Consequences of Hierarchy; 3.  The Decentralizing Revolution, 1968-1989; 4.  The Return of the Individual; Part Two: The Fundamental Question; 5.  The Organizational Choice; 6.  The Decisive Role of Information; 7.  The System of Nation-States; 8.  The Industry of States and the Society of Nations; Conclusion: The Rationale of History; Afterword: The Future of Terrorism, orThe Dark Side of Freedom; Bibliography; Index
330   $aJean-Jacques Rosa offers an analysis of the ""grand cycle"" in social organization of the twentieth century, showing how the transformation in communication and information technology has led to the downfall of the old political and corporate hierarchies. He explains how today's explosion of freely available information is fueling the democratic free-market revolution and reveals its universal contemporary consequences.
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