3. The Near Future of Industrial Societies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Laws of Motion of Industrial Societies 8
6. 2. Evidence on Convergence and Continuing Diversity 33
7. 3. The Near Future of Industrial Societies 76
8. 4. A New Stage of History? 110
9. Appendix: Statistics on Industrialized Nations 129
10. Notes 149
11. Selected Bibliography 171
12. Index 174