Disrupted Development and the Future of Inequality in the Age of Automation

by Andy Sumner and Lukas Schlogl

Book Overview

This open access book examines the future of inequality, work and wages in the age of automation with a focus on developing countries. The authors argue that the rise of a global 'robot reserve army' has profound effects on labor markets and economic development, but, rather than causing mass unemployment, new technologies are more likely to lead to stagnant wages and premature deindustrialization. The book illuminates the debate on the impact of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013272099
• ISBN13: 9781013272097
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"