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