A Functioning Society
Peter F Drucker
When Peter F. Drucker published a retrospective collection of his most influential writings, he appropriately titled it “A Functioning Society.”
For the first time, “A Functioning Society” is now available as an audiobook on Audible. The publication...
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Peter F Drucker
Mark Deklin
The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate Univer
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When Peter F. Drucker published a retrospective collection of his most influential writings, he appropriately titled it “A Functioning Society.” For the first time, “A Functioning Society” is now available as an audiobook on Audible. The publication of the collection as an audiobook is an invitation to think seriously about the current condition of our social life and the ways we can act decisively to improve it. Duration - 8h 54m. Author - Peter F Drucker. Narrator - Mark Deklin. Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026. Copyright - © 2003 Peter F. Drucker ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:19
Prologue: What is a Functioning Society
Duration:00:25:26
Part 1: Foundations
Duration:00:03:43
Chapter 1: From Rousseau to Hitler
Duration:00:23:56
Chapter 2: The Conservative Counter-Revolution of 1776
Duration:00:20:31
Chapter 3: A Conservative Approach
Duration:00:04:20
Part 2: The Rise of Totalitarianism
Duration:00:03:52
Chapter 4: The Return of the Demons
Duration:00:20:24
Chapter 5: The Failure of Marxism
Duration:00:36:20
Part 3: The Sickness of Government
Duration:00:03:05
Chapter 6: From Nation-State to Megastate
Duration:00:38:31
Chapter 7: The Sickness of Government
Duration:00:23:55
Chapter 8: No More Salvation by Society
Duration:00:05:20
Part 4: The New Pluralism
Duration:00:04:14
Chapter 9: The New Pluralism
Duration:00:17:58
Chapter 10: Toward a Theory of Organizations
Duration:00:31:58
Chapter 11: The Society of Organizations
Duration:00:35:26
Part 5: The Corporation as a Social Institution
Duration:00:02:31
Chapter 12: The Governance of Corporations
Duration:00:18:25
Chapter 13: The Corporation as a Social Institution
Duration:00:04:35
Chapter 14: The Corporation as a Political Institution
Duration:00:12:17
Part 6: The Knowledge Society
Duration:00:04:03
Chapter 15: The New World-View
Duration:00:16:38
Chapter 16: From Capitalism to Knowledge Society
Duration:00:28:17
Chapter 17: The Productivity of the Knowledge Worker
Duration:00:21:43
Chapter 18: From Information to Communication
Duration:00:32:04
Part 7: The Next Society
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 19: The Next Society
Duration:01:34:10
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:17