本書切中時勢，彼得‧杜拉克當時觀察到的社會變化，至今仍舊餘波盪漾。──英國管理大師 查爾斯‧韓第Charles Handy彼得‧杜拉克從不企圖做預測，然而聰明的讀者卻會發現，彼得‧杜拉克還是這樣做了──因為他所提出的看法和分析，絕對禁得起時間考驗。──逢甲大學人言講座教授、中華企業倫理教育促進會理事長 許士軍看完本書，讀者會發現，五十多年前作者所寫，儼然就是當今的世界。──前經濟部長 尹啟銘本書具備廣大的視野，替未來幾十年的政治和經濟現實，做出了既實用又振奮人心的研究。──《華爾街日報》Wall Street Journal這是一本足以啟發企業、個人，思考前所未有新事物的絕妙好書。──《紐約時報》The New York Times在未來幾十年內，每隔幾年就會有一個以新技術為主的主要產業出現。我們在世界經濟領域面臨重大改變。整個世界已經變成「一個市場」，一個「全球購物中心」。社會生活與經濟生活的政治矩陣正迅速改變。知識已成為重要資本、成本中心、關鍵經濟資源。本書的主題對社會情勢討論有限，但卻以全面觀點檢視經濟、政治、社會、技術、學習與知識領域。不過，本書也附帶涉及個人經驗、藝術、人類屬靈生活等重要領域。本書不是在預測趨勢，而是仔細研究斷層；不是在預測明日，而是檢視今天；不問：「未來會怎樣？」而問：「為了開創未來，我們現在必須解決什麼？」
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