The Third Industrial Revolution

The Third Industrial Revolution =
Author Jeremy Rifkin
Language English
Subject Energy, Economics, Sharing economy
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
Publication date
 2011
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 270
ISBN 978-0230341975
OCLC ss

The Third Industrial Revolution; How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World is a book by Jeremy Rifkin published in 2011. The premise of the book is that fundamental economic change occurs when new communication technologies converge with new energy regimes, mainly, renewable electricity.[1]

The Sharing economy is also explored as a crucial element of the Third Industrial Revolution.

Reception

The book has been on the New York Times Best Seller List[2] and has been translated into 19 languages. By 2013, 400,000 copies were in print in China alone. Rifkin has been interviewed on NPR.[3][4]

Documentary

In 2017 a documentary based on the book was released by Vice Media starring Jeremy Rifkin.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jeremy Rifkin, Nicolas Easley. "Jeremy Rifkin and The Third Industrial Revolution Home Page". thethirdindustrialrevolution.com.
  2. ↑ "NY Times Best Seller List". NY Times. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Innovation Hub - Great Minds, Great Conversations - Recent Entries". Innovation Hub - WGBH.org Blogs.
  4. ↑ "Innovation Hub - Great Minds, Great Conversations - Power to the People". Innovation Hub - WGBH.org Blogs.
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