The Future of Work in Information Society Political-Economic Arguments /

• Main Author: Wierzbicki, Andrzej Piotr (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Political economy.; Public policy.; Computers and civilization.; Labor economics.; Economics.; Labor Economics.; Political Economy.; Computers and Society.; Public Policy.

This book investigates the question as to whether technological developments will ultimately mean the end of work and, if so, what the consequences will be. The author addresses this question from the perspective of a technologist well versed in econometrics and game theory, and argues that it is no...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Ethical Premises and Values
• Technical Progress in Economics, Market and Democracy and Informational Revolution
• The End of Communism and the Beginning of an End of Capitalism
• A Vision of Informed Society and a Sustainable Redistribution System
• Who will be Adverse?
• Final Conclusions.