Automation and the Future of Work

By: Aaron Benanav

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Synopsis: A consensus-shattering account of automation technologies and their effect on workplaces and the labor marketSilicon Valley titans, politicians, techno-futurists and social critics have united in arguing that we are living on the cusp of an era of rapid technological automation, heralding the end of work as we know it. But does the much-discussed &“rise of the robots&” really explain the jobs crisis that awaits us on the other side of the coronavirus? In Automation and the Future of Work, Aaron Benanav uncovers the structural economic trends that will shape our working lives far into the future. What social movements, he asks, are required to propel us into post-scarcity, if technological innovation alone can&’t deliver it? In response to calls for a universal basic income that would maintain a growing army of redundant workers, he offers a counter-proposal.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 144 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781839761317
Related ISBNs:: 9781839761294
Publisher:: Verso Books
Date of Addition:: 04/04/22
Copyrighted By:: Aaron Benanav
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Business and Finance, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.