Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2018, 26(4):51-61 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.612

Radovan Richta - The Predecessor of the Club of Rome and the 4.0 Vision

Pavel Sirůček, Zuzana Dľbánková
University of Economics, Prague, Faculty of Business Administration (sirucek@vse.cz; dzbank@vse.cz)

Radovan Richta was a Czech academic, philosopher, sociologist, prognostic, and head of an interdisciplinary research team. He specialised in the issues of the scientific and technological revolution and its social and human contexts. Both in the East and the West, he was famous for the work of Civilization on the Crossroad, which in many ways surpassed its time. Richta (and his team of scientists) may perhaps be considered the predecessors of the Roman Club. His link is highly inspirational for the current reflection on the so-called fourth industrial revolution and civilizational milestones as well as system changes.

Keywords: Richta, Scientific and Technical Revolution, Civilization on the Crossroad, socialism
JEL classification: B51, O14, O15, O30, P21

Published: December 1, 2018  Show citation

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Sirůček, P., & Dľbánková, Z. (2018). Radovan Richta - The Predecessor of the Club of Rome and the 4.0 Vision. Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, 26(4), 51-61. doi: 10.18267/j.aop.612
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