The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Ene

With the Keystone Pipeline dominating the news, and America's addiction to oil showing no signs of waning, it is more urgent than ever that wereconsider our energy needs in light of economic reality. In this New York Times bestseller, Jeremy Rifkin explores how Internet technology and renewable energy are merging to create a powerful new engine of economic growth, wherein hundreds of millions of people will produce their own green energy in their homes, offices, and factories and share it with each other in an 'energy Internet.' This process willusher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, from hierarchical to lateral, that will impact the way we conduct commerce, govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic life. The Third Industrial Revolution is an insider's account of the next great economic era, including a look into the personalities and players - heads of state, global CEOs, social entrepreneurs, and NGOs - who are pioneering its implementation around the world. A revealing look at how a new global 'Energy Internet' will soon replace the old electrical grids, end fossil fuel wars, avert climate change and transform markets and governments.

A revealing look at how a new global 'Energy Internet' will soon replace the old electrical grids, end fossil fuel wars, avert climate change and transform markets and governments.

Introduction
PART I: THE THIRD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Real Economic Crisis Everyone Missed
A New Narrative
Turning Theory to Practice
PART II: LATERAL POWER
Distributed Capitalism
Beyond Right and Left
From Globalization to Continentalization
PART III: THE COLLABORATIVE AGE
Retiring Adam Smith
A Classroom Makeover
Morphing from the Industrial to the Collaborative Era

The Third Industrial Revolution is an insider's account of the next great economic era, including a look into the personalities and players - heads of state, global CEOs, social entrepreneurs, and NGOs - who are pioneering its implementation around the world.