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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Acemoglu, Daron.     Subjects     Progress.     Technology -- Economic aspects.     Technology -- Social aspects.     Technological innovations -- Social aspects.     Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.     Technological innovations -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Acemoglu, Daron.       by title:      Power and progress :...       by call number:      303.483 A173p     Search the Web     Acemoglu, Daron.     Progress.     Technology -- Economic aspects.     Technology -- Social aspects.     Technological innovations -- Social aspects.     Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.     Technological innovations -- History.       MARC Display

Power and progress : our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity / Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. by Acemoglu, Daron. PublicAffairs, 2023. Call #: 303.483 A173p Subjects Progress.   Technology -- Economic aspects.   Technology -- Social aspects.   Technological innovations -- Social aspects.   Technological innovations -- Economic aspects.   Technological innovations -- History. ISBN:  9781541702530 (hc) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  vii, 546 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-516) and index. Summary:  "A bold reinterpretation of why technology has all too often benefited elites -- and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity. A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear: progress depends on the choices we make about technology. New ways of organizing production and communication can either serve the narrow interests of an elite or become the foundation for widespread prosperity. The wealth generated by technological improvements in agriculture during the European Middle Ages was captured by the nobility and used to build grand cathedrals, while peasants remained on the edge of starvation. The first hundred years of industrialization in England delivered stagnant incomes for working people. And throughout the world today, digital technologies and artificial intelligence undermine jobs and democracy through excessive automation, massive data collection, and intrusive surveillance. It doesn’t have to be this way. Power and Progress demonstrates the path of technology was once -- and may again -- be brought under control. Cutting-edge technological advances can become empowering and democratizing tools, but not if all major decisions remain in the hands of a few hubristic tech leaders. With their bold reinterpretation of economics and history, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson fundamentally change how we see the world, providing the vision needed to redirect innovation so it again benefits most people."--Publisher. Other authors:  Johnson, Simon, 1963- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 303.483 A173p Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.483 A173p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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