The Third Industrial Revolution

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The Third Industrial Revolution
AuthorJeremy Rifkin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEnergy, economics, sharing economy
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherPalgrave MacMillan
Publication date
2011
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages270
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OCLC767910590

The Third Industrial Revolution; How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World is a book by Jeremy Rifkin published in 2011. The premise of the book is that fundamental economic change occurs when new communication technologies converge with new energy regimes, mainly, renewable electricity.[1]

The sharing economy is also explored as a crucial element of the Third Industrial Revolution.

Reception

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The book has been on the New York Times Best Seller List.[2] Rifkin has been interviewed on NPR.[3][4]

Documentary

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In 2017, a documentary based on the book was released by Vice Media starring Jeremy Rifkin.

See also

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References

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