The Third Industrial Revolution

Book by Jeremy Rifkin

This article is about the book by Jeremy Rifkin. For concept of a third industrial revolution, see Third Industrial Revolution (Information Age).

The Third Industrial Revolution

Author| Jeremy Rifkin
Language| English
Subject| Energy, economics, sharing economy
Genre| Non-fiction
Publisher| Palgrave MacMillan

Publication 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

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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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* 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)

## References

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1. ^ Jeremy Rifkin, Nicolas Easley. "Jeremy Rifkin and The Third Industrial Revolution Home Page". thethirdindustrialrevolution.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
2. ^ "NY Times Best Seller List". NY Times. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
3. ^ "Innovation Hub - Great Minds, Great Conversations - Recent Entries". Innovation Hub - WGBH.org Blogs.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "Innovation Hub - Great Minds, Great Conversations - Power to the People". Innovation Hub - WGBH.org Blogs.

## External links

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

*[OCLC]: Online Computer Library Center number