TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reich,Robert B.
TI  - The future of success: working and living in the new economy 
SN  - 0375411127
AV  - HD 8072.5 R347f 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - Information society
KW  - United States
KW  - Quality of work life
KW  - Work and family
KW  - Sociedad de la información
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Calidad de vida laboral
N1  - Introduction --  pt. 1. The new work --  1. The age of the terrific deal --  2. The spirit of innovation --  3. Of geeks and shrinks --  4. The obsolescence of loyalty --  5. The end of employment as we knew it --  pt. 2. The new life --  6. The lure of hard work --  7. The sale of the self --  8. The incredible shrinking family --  9. Paying for attention --  10. The community as commodity --  pt. 3. Choices --  11. Personal choice --  12. Public choice --  Notes --  Acknowledgments --  Index
N2  - From Robert B. Reich, political economist, distinguished public servant, and author of The Work of Nations, Locked in the Cabinet, and other acclaimed and best-selling books-a brilliant analysis of the new economy and how it is affecting our lives, for better and for worse. The dizzying exuberance of the Internet-driven marketplace offers unprecedented opportunities and an ever-expanding choice of deals, products, investments, and jobs-ranging from the merely attractive to the nearly irresistible-for the people with the right talents and skills. The technology that is the motor of this transformation relentlessly sharpens competition. When consumers can shift allegiance with the click of a mouse, sellers must make constant improvements by cutting costs, adding value, and creating new products. This is a boon to us as consumers, but it's wreaking havoc in the rest of our lives. Reich demonstrates that the faster the economy changeswith new innovations and opportunities engendering faster switches by customers and investors in responsethe harder it is for people to be confident of what they will be earning next year or even next month, what they will be doing, where they will be doing it. In short, those fabulous new deals of the fabulous new economy carry a steep price: more frenzied lives, less security, more economic and social stratification, the loss of time and energy for family, friendship, community, and self. With the clarity and insight that are his hallmarks, and using examples from everyday life, Reich delineates what success is coming to mean in our timethe pitfalls and downturns hidden in the ap-parent advantages and advancesand suggests how we might create a more balanced society and more satisfying lives. The trends he discusses are powerful indeed, but they are not irreversible, or at least not unalterable
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