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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100815740786

ISBN-139780815740780

eBay Product ID (ePID)6067519705

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Number of Pages332 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHarnessing Technology for Inclusive Prosperity : Growth, Work, and Inequality in the Digital Era

Publication Year2024

SubjectGlobalization, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy, Economics / Comparative

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorZia Qureshi

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight17.7 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThis book brings together an all-star cast to contribute compelling and persuasive analysis of what policymakers can do to harness technology. It is a refreshingly substantive and practical approach to a topic that is often treated with a misguided fatalism--we can make a better future but it will not happen automatically., These very important essays address the fundamental challenge of redesigning economic policy in the digital era. The breathtaking advances in AI and digital technologies offer new opportunities for rapid growth but also pose major risks of job displacement, widening inequalities, and the end of traditional pathways of development. Policymakers, scholars, and students everywhere will be turning to this volume for cutting-edge ideas and new policy approaches., "This book brings together an all-star cast to contribute compelling and persuasive analysis of what policymakers can do to harness technology. It is a refreshingly substantive and practical approach to a topic that is often treated with a misguided fatalism--we can make a better future but it will not happen automatically." --Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Professor, Harvard University "A fascinating cross-section of leading views on the interaction between technology and economic development. Anyone interested in the future of work around the world should read this volume. All the research and policy questions are here." --Simon Johnson, professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, and faculty co-director of the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative "These very important essays address the fundamental challenge of redesigning economic policy in the digital era. The breathtaking advances in AI and digital technologies offer new opportunities for rapid growth but also pose major risks of job displacement, widening inequalities, and the end of traditional pathways of development. Policymakers, scholars, and students everywhere will be turning to this volume for cutting-edge ideas and new policy approaches." --Jeffrey Sachs, professor, Columbia University, and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, A fascinating cross-section of leading views on the interaction between technology and economic development. Anyone interested in the future of work around the world should read this volume. All the research and policy questions are here.

Dewey Decimal303.483

Table Of ContentForeword Cecilia Elena Rouse Acknowledgments 1 Overview: Digital Transformation, New Growth and Distribution Dynamics, and Public Policy Brahima Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi Part I Technology, Globalization, and the Changing World of Work and Business 2 The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change: From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast Uncertainty David Autor 3 Digital Technology and Globalization: The Promise and Pitfalls Kaushik Basu 4 Prospects for Global Economic Convergence under New Technologies Dani Rodrik Part II Regional Perspectives on the New Dynamics 5 New Technologies, Productivity, and Inequality in Latin America Santiago Levy 6 Technology, Jobs, and the Future of Work in India Radhicka Kapoor and P.P. Krishnapriya 7 Addressing Digital Gaps in Africa to Boost Inclusive Growth and Economic Convergence Haroon Bhorat, Landry Signé, Zaakhir Asmal, Jabulile Monnakgotla, and Christopher Rooney Part III Implications for Global Inequality 8 Global Income and Wealth Inequality Lucas Chancel 9 Actual versus Perceived Trends in Inequality: Why They Both Matter Carol Graham and Janina Curtis Bröker Contributors Index

SynopsisThis book seeks to promote ideas and actions to manage digital transformation and the latest advances in artificial intelligence with foresight and purpose to shape a more prosperous and inclusive future., Transformative new technologies are reshaping economies and societies. But as they create new opportunities, they also pose new challenges, not least of which is rising inequality. Increased disparities and related anxieties are stoking societal discontent and political ferment. Harnessing technological transformation in ways that foster its ......, Transformative new technologies are reshaping economies and societies. But as they create new opportunities, they also pose new challenges, not least of which is rising inequality. Increased disparities and related anxieties are stoking societal discontent and political ferment. Harnessing technological transformation in ways that foster its benefits, contain risks, and build inclusive prosperity is a major public policy challenge of our time and one that motivates this book. In what ways are the new technologies altering markets, business models, work, and, in turn, economic growth and income distribution? How are they affecting inequality within advanced and emerging economies and the prospects for economic convergence between them? What are the implications for public policy? What new thinking and adaptations are needed to realign institutions and policies, at national and global levels, with the new dynamics of the digital era? This book addresses these questions. It seeks to promote ideas and actions to manage digital transformation and the latest advances in artificial intelligence with foresight and purpose to shape a more prosperous and inclusive future.

LC Classification NumberHM846.H3 2024