Technology and Inequality Concentrated Wealth in a Digital World /

This book will summarize what we know about technology and inequality across disciplines, and seek out new ways to analyze this relationship based on technology and business practices, with the objective of restoring digital technology as an engine of opportunity. Besides the unique focus on the rol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, Jonathan P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Is Inequality Increasing in a Digital World?
  • 2. Information Technology and Wealth Concentration
  • 3. The Digital Economy: New Markets, New Gatekeepers
  • 4. Regulation and Taxation
  • 5. Models, Mediation, and Mobilization
  • 6. Technology and Inequality Case Study: Search
  • 7. Technology and Inequality Case Study: Social Media
  • 8. Technology and Inequality Case Study: The Sharing Economy
  • 9. Restoring Technology as an Engine of Opportunity.