Rise of the robots : technology and the threat of a jobless future / Martin Ford.
Rise of the robots : technology and the threat of a jobless future / Martin Ford.
Rise of the robots : technology and the threat of a jobless future / Martin Ford.
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New York : Basic Books, a member of the Pereus Books Group, [2015]
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G 2015/4671
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The automation wave -- Is this time different? -- Information technology : an unprecedented force for disruption -- White-collar jobs at risk -- Transforming higher education -- The health care challenge -- Technologies and industries of the future -- Consumers, limits to growth ... and crisis? -- S...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Pereus Books Group, [2015]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Examines the effects of accelerating technology on the economic system.
"In Silicon Valley the phrase "disruptive technology" is tossed around on a casual basis. No one doubts that technology has the power to devastate entire industries and upend various sectors of the job market. But Rise of the Robots asks a bigger question: Can accelerating technology disrupt our entire economic system to the point where a fundament...
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Rise of the robots : technology and the threat of a jobless future / Martin Ford.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-315) and index.
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G 2015/4671
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74VKzw6kbGQd
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9780465059997 (hardcover)
0465059996 (hardcover)
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331.137042
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991023323999702626
