"Megatrends" is a book that became an American bestseller and received international recognition. A futurological study based on a real analysis of development trends in American society at the end of the 20th century. John Naisbitt gives us a new look at the future and a new understanding of the present, analyzing the path traversed by American society from post-industrial to information. contents Introduction 7 Content analysis 11 Leading states 151. From industrial to information society 22 A new kind of wealth - know-how 28 Other shifts: Time and the meaning of life 31Five key points 342. From accelerated technology to the balance of high technology and mental comfort 62High technology—spiritual comfort: television, tablet, hospice 63Computer-liberator 67BukhMerang of technical innovations 68Soulfulness: the need to be together 71Mental comfort: in schools 74Technical progress—mental comfort: at home and at work 75Required: technical literacy 77Living in the world of technology 81The danger of getting hung up on technology 823. From the national economy to the global one 84Reducing global information transfer time 88Global automobile wars 95Division of labor; a new global model 100Structural adjustments: the need to adapt 102Global economy - global investment 105New challenges - new measures 107Global interdependence 112Global thinking 115World peace through global trade... 1154. From the short to the long term 117Lessons from ecology 118Incentives for a short-term approach, "numbers and" business -schools 119America's tech-illiterate managers 122Signs of change 124Law of the situation. The railroads didn't understand him 125How some companies found a new concept „„ 127What business are banks involved in? 133Rethinking is an ongoing and lengthy process 1385. From centralization to decentralization 142From the White House to our home 148What American voters are really saying 150States; a new strengthening of the position 151States' rights 155New regionalism 158The wrong of the states 161Reversed centralization: building from the bottom up... 164Energy - a catalyst for local action 171Personal philosophy: a person is where he lives 1806. From institutional help to self-help 190The new health paradigm 193Education: self-help is coming to schools 206The explosion of entrepreneurship 211Self-help: the individual and society 217Food: gardeners and pickers 221Self-help among the blue chips 222Crime: self-help in the fight against it 223Survival 225Consumer self-help 2267. From representative to participatory democracy 228The death of representative democracy and the two-party system 229New political pargies 233Initiatives and referendums 235Participatory corporation 251Consumer movement; voting with your wallet ,,..253The Coming of Outside Directors and Activist Shareholders 256Worker Rights and Worker Participation 2598· From Hierarchies to Network Structures 271Crushing the Pyramid 272What is a Network? 275Knowledge networks 278Network structures 280Why now? 282Creating a corporate option 283Life in a network model 2929. From North to South 294North - South: five key points 297Ten cities of great opportunity 31610. From “either-or” to multiple choice 327Family: Redefining 329Women: An Explosion of Opportunity 332Work: Not Everyone's Nine to Five 334Art: The Muse of Choice 336Religion: National Revival 339Specialty Foods: Project Vegetables and Fruits 340Cable TV: To Each His Own 343Ethnic Diversity: Resigning the Melting Pot 344Conclusion 351Notes 357