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Revolutionary Wealth

How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives

Toffler, Alvin , Toffler, Heidi

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Since the mid-1960s, Alvin and Heidi Toffler have predicted the far-reaching impact of emerging technological, economic, and social developments on our businesses, governments, families, and daily lives. In REVOLUTIONARY WEALTH, they once again demonstrate their unparalleled ability to illuminate current trends and anticipate what they mean for the future.
REVOLUTIONARY WEALTH focuses on how wealth will be created--and who will get it--in the twenty-first century. As the knowledge-based economy (a reality the Tofflers predicted forty years ago) continues to replace the industrial-based economy, they argue, money is no longer the sole determinate of wealth. The Tofflers explain that we are becoming a nation of "prosumers," consuming what we ourselves produce, and argue that we have all taken on "third jobs"--work we unwittingly do without pay for some of the biggest corporations in the country. Using fascinating examples from our daily lives, they illustrate how our everyday activities--from parenting and volunteering to blogging, painting our houses, and improving our diets--contribute to a non-monetary economy that is largely hidden from economists. Writing with the same insight and clarity that made their earlier books bestsellers, the Tofflers present fresh, groundbreaking new ways of thinking about wealth.

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Media: Paperback Book, 490 pages
Publisher: Broadway Business (Jun. 30th, 2007)
ISBN-10: 038552207X
ISBN-13: 9780385522076
Dimensions: 5.56 x 8.20 x 1.11 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.91 lbs

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4 out of 5

by Crystal from Fairfax, VA | Jun 3, 2009

Written by the owner of the company I used to work for. May be a bit boring to people who are not interested in economics, but will definitely appeal to those who are passionate about the subject matter.
3 out of 5

by Alicia from Mission, KS | Sep 9, 2007

This is the latest offering by futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler. As always, their ideas about the future are exciting and innovative. The emerging information wealth revolution comes complete with "prosumer" class who create (those who create goods and services "for [their] own use or satisfaction, rather than for sale or exchange"). While there is no doubt that the Internet will change the world, there is some debate about what that change will mean for the future. Interesting and thought provoking as always but not one of my notable books this year.
5 out of 5

by TK from Austin, TX | Apr 2, 2007

The Plow, the Assembly Line, the Computer
These are the three waves we have seen so far and the latter will change everything.

If you liked Future Shock, The Third Wave, Powershift, War and Anti-war, you will like this.

Do not read this book if you are stuck in the industial age of rival goods. It will only make you mad. If you believe that anything based on a factory model will fail and that everything we know will become some form of information, you will love this book.
4 out of 5

by Jim from San Francisco, CA | Apr 13, 2009

I am reading this book now by Toffler, who wrote "Future Shock". This is an impressive followup, where he details concepts such as the "prosumer" who is actively involved in creating wealth that transcends money. It was recommended by a friend who is a health care futurist and I now understand why. Old models of wealth from the agrarian and industrial epochs are being rapidly replaced with knowledge. He offers insight into this very rapid change. Highly recommended!
2 out of 5

by Arie from Brooklyn, NY | Nov 27, 2009

Interesting collection of ideas. Development of a central theme was so-so since so many topics were covered.

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