Daniel Bell
Sociologist (1919 to 2011) whose The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973) forecast an economy built on services and theoretical knowledge, run by professionals.
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Their wordsA post-industrial society is based on services.
↗The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (Basic Books, 1973)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsWhat counts is not raw muscle power, or energy, but information.
↗The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (Basic Books, 1973)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Our reading
What is distinctive about post-industrial society is a change in the character of knowledge itself
Their wordsWhat is distinctive about the post-industrial society is the change in the character of knowledge itself.
↗The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (Basic Books, 1973)archive.org All 3 from this book