The Constitution of the Post-Economic State: Post-Industrial Theories and Post-Economic Trends in the Contemporary World

On The Basis Of A Comprehensive Analysis Of Modern Socio-economic Trends, The Author Illustrates Clearly How, On The Threshold Of The New Millennium, The World Is Entering A Post-economic Era. Thus The Author Brings Forward A New Paradigm For Understanding Contemporary Economic Processes That Change The Substance Of Our Civilization. Foreword / Mikhael S. Gorbachev -- Creating A Concept -- Inadequate Theories -- The Traditions Of Antiquity -- In The Name Of Christ -- A 'new Version' Of The Social Contract -- Utopia -- Establishing A Coherence -- The First Steps -- The Liberalism Of The Modern Age -- The First Attempts At An Economic View Of History -- The Making Of Positivism -- Coherent Theories -- Marxist Conception -- General View Of History -- The Periodization Of History -- The Revolutionary Doctrine -- The Marxist Theory's Contradiction And Demise -- Theory Of Post-industrial Society -- A General Picture Of Historical Progress And Its Periodization -- The Characteristics Of Contemporary Post-industrial Society -- The Prospects For Civilization In The Light Of Post-industrial Theory -- The Evolution Of The Theory Of Post-industrial Society -- Two Coherent Theories: The Basic Elements Of Similarity And Mutual Supplementation -- Post-economic Society -- The Meaning Of Post-economic Society -- The Current State Of Theory -- The Post-economic Condition As Idea And Reality -- Creativity: The Global Challenge To The Economic Order -- The Notion Of Work And Creativity: Terminology -- The Prerequisites For The Formation Of Creative Activity -- The Development Of Material Production And Economic Structures: The Objective Component Of The Prerequisites For Creativity -- The Growth Of Human Opportunities: The Subjective Component Of The Prerequisites For Creativity -- How Creativity Is Manifested In Modern Society -- Elements Of Creativity And Individual Behaviour. Vladislav L. Inozemtsev. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.