The Political Economy of Digital Automation

With digital automation becoming ubiquitous, the relationship between man and machine is being redefined. This book, through a focus on America, identifies the tension this relationship has produced, and how it has divided America.

Autorentext

Sreenath Majumder is an associate professor of Economics at Manchester University, Indiana, USA.

Anuradha SenGupta is an advisory manager at EY, Australia, with extensive international experience in both public and private sectors.

Inhalt

1. The Great DivergenceThe Common Crises; 2. The Great DivergenceThe Rise of Digital Automation (Digitomation); 3. The Great DivergenceThe Effect of "Digitomation" on the Labor Market (We the Seller); 4. The Great DivergenceFlattening Demand (Buyer Identity); 5. The Divergence: We the Sellers vs. We the Buyers; 6. The Great DivergencePolicy Options to Counter the Divergence; 7. Conclusion