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LEADER: 02075cam a2200373 i 4500
001 2014041327
003 DLC
005 20150516085246.0
008 141030s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014041327
020 $a9780465059997 (hardcover)
020 $z9780465040674 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHD6331$b.F58 2015
082 00 $a331.13/7042$223
084 $aBUS069000$aTEC052000$aTEC004000$aTEC037000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFord, Martin$q(Martin R.)
245 10 $aRise of the robots :$btechnology and the threat of a jobless future /$cMartin Ford.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books, a member of the Pereus Books Group,$c[2015]
300 $axviii, 334 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In Silicon Valley the phrase "disruptive technology" is tossed around on a casual basis. No one doubts that technology has the power to devastate entire industries and upend various sectors of the job market. But Rise of the Robots asks a bigger question: Can accelerating technology disrupt our entire economic system to the point where a fundamental restructuring is required? Companies like Facebook and YouTube may only need a handful of employees to achieve enormous valuations, but what will be the fate of those of us not lucky or smart enough to have gotten into the great shift from human labor to computation?"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-315) and index.
650 0 $aLabor supply$xEffect of automation on.
650 0 $aLabor supply$xEffect of technological innovations on.
650 0 $aEmployment forecasting.
650 0 $aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects.
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automation.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Robotics.$2bisacsh