The ecological vision reflections on the American condition

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IntroductionPart 1: American Experiences1. The American Genius is Political2. Calhoun's Pluralism3. Henry Ford: The Last Populist4. IBM's Watson: Vision for Tomorrow5. The Myth of American UniformityPart 2: Economics as a Social Dimension6. The Economic Basis of American Politics7. The Poverty of Economic Theory8. The Delusion of Profits9. Schumpeter and Keynes10. Keynes: Economics as a Magical SystemPart 3: The Social Function of Management11. Management's Role12. Management: The Problems of Success13. Social Innovation: Management's New DimensionPart 4: Business as a Social Institution14. Can The Be "Business Ethics"15. The New Productivity Challenge16. The Emerging Theory of Manufacturing17. The Hostile Takeover and its DiscontentsPart 5: Work, Tools and Society18. Work and Tools19. Technology, Science and Culture20. India and Apprpriate Technology21. The First Technological RevolutionPart 6: The Information-Based Society22. Information, Communications and Understanding23. Information and the Riture of City24. The Information-Based OrganizationPart 7: Japan as Society and Civilization25. A View of Japan Through Japanese Art26. Japan: The Problems of Success27. Behind Japan's Success28. Misintepreting Japan and the Japanese29. How Westernized are the Japanese?Part 8: Why Society is not Enough30. The Unfashionable KierkegaardAfterword: Reflections of a Social Ecologist