The Third Industrial Revolution Explained

The Third Industrial Revolution
Author:	Jeremy Rifkin
Language:	English
Subject:	Energy, economics, sharing economy
Genre:	Non-fiction
Publisher:	Palgrave MacMillan
Release Date:	2011
Media Type:	Print (hardcover)
Pages:	270
Isbn:	978-0230341975
Oclc:	767910590

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

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

Documentary

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

See also

• Lateral thinking
• 100% renewable energy
• Digital revolution
• Sharing economy
• Other books by Jeremy Rifkin:
  • The End of Work (1995)
  • The European Dream (2004)
  • The Empathic Civilization (2010)

External links

• • The Economist: The Third Industrial Revolution - The digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made, and change the politics of jobs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeremy Rifkin and The Third Industrial Revolution Home Page. Jeremy Rifkin, Nicolas Easley. thethirdindustrialrevolution.com. 2013-04-12. 2017-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225091019/http://www.thethirdindustrialrevolution.com/. dead.
2. News: NY Times Best Seller List. October 23, 2011. NY Times.
3. Web site: Innovation Hub - Great Minds, Great Conversations - Recent Entries. Innovation Hub - WGBH.org Blogs.
4. Web site: Innovation Hub - Great Minds, Great Conversations - Power to the People. Innovation Hub - WGBH.org Blogs.