Synthesized answer
The central thesis of "The Age of Discontinuity" is that the closing decades of the twentieth century are marked by disruption and discontinuity, fundamentally altering the structure and meaning of economy, polity, and society [Passage 2]. Peter Drucker identifies four major areas of discontinuity driving these transformations: the explosion of new technologies creating new industries, the shift to a world economy lacking policy and institutions, a new sociopolitical reality of pluralistic institutions, and a new universe of knowledge stemming from mass education [Passage 2].
The book is described as a "fascinating and important blueprint for shaping a future already very much with us" [Passage 1]. Drucker focuses on the forces of change that are reshaping the economic landscape and creating tomorrow's society [Passage 2].
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of the particular and general. The Age of Discontinuity is a fascinating and important blueprint for shaping a future already very much with us. Categories: Social Science Pages: 435 Snippet: Peter Drucker brings to this work an intimate knowledge and objective view of the particular and general. The Age of Discontinuity is a fascinating and important blueprint for shaping a future already very much with us.
Title: The Age of Discontinuity by Peter F. Drucker Description: The closing decades of the twentieth century have been characterized as a period of disruption and discontinuity in which the structure and meaning of economy, polity, and society have been radically altered. In this volume Peter Drucker focuses with great clarity and perception on the forces of change that are transforming the economic landscape and creating tomorrow's society. Drucker discerns four major areas of discontinuity underlying contemporary social and cultural reality. These are: (1) the explosion of new…