Format:
1 Online-Ressource (207 pages)
ISBN:
9783030211349
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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1: Introduction -- 2: The Future of Work -- Work in History -- The Economists and Machines -- The Subsequent Debate -- Lessons of History -- Relevance for Today -- References -- Part I: Work in the Past -- 3: Patterns and Types of Work in the Past: Part 1 -- References -- 4: Patterns and Types of Work in the Past: Part 2 -- 5: Patterns and Types of Work in the Past: Wageworker and Housewife from a Global Perspective: Birth, Variations and Limits of the Modern Couple -- Central European Core: Lower Austria -- Colonial India -- Family, Couple, Single or Composite Households? -- References -- Part II: Attitudes to Work -- 6: Attitudes to Work and the Future of Work: The View from Economics -- Introduction -- Work as 'Bad' -- Work as a Possible 'Good Thing' -- The Promise of Automation? -- Conclusion: Reworking Economics -- References -- 7: Attitudes to Work -- References -- 8: Work as an Obligation -- References -- Part III: Attitudes to Technology -- 9: Attitudes to Technology: Part 1 -- References -- 10: Attitudes to Technology: Part 2 -- References -- Part IV: Possibilities and Limitations for AI: What Can't Machines Do? -- 11: What Computers Will Never Be Able To Do -- Implications for Jobs -- References -- 12: Possibilities and Limitations for AI: What Can't Machines Do? -- References -- Part V: Work in the Digital Economy -- 13: Work in the Digital Economy -- References -- 14: Two Myths About the Future of the Economy -- Myth #1: Uber Is the Business Model of the Future -- Myth #2: AI's Major Economic Impact will be Through Automation -- References -- Part VI: AI, Work and Ethics -- 15: AI, Ethics, and the Law -- Basic Definitions and a Star Trek Example -- Three Examples in Law That Are Each Problematic -- The Bigger Problem: AI Stagnates Our Ethics -- Conclusion: No Obvious Solution -- References
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Part VII: Policy -- 16: Policy for the Future of Work -- References -- 17: Automation and Working Time in the UK -- Why Discuss Working Time? -- Arguments in Favour of Working Time Reduction -- Work as Burden or Blessing? -- Case Studies -- Challenges for the UK Labour Market -- Policy Recommendations -- References -- 18: Shaping the Work of the Future: Policy Implications -- The Framework -- Process Innovation, Product Innovation and Market Forces -- Shifting Techno-Economic Paradigm: Societal Demand and Political Choices -- Collective Capabilities to Innovate -- Policies to Shape Work in the Future -- A Comprehensive Learning Strategy to Match Skills Demand and Build Capabilities -- Targeting Science, Technology and Innovation for balanced progress in economic, social and environmental goals -- Manage Labour Market Dynamics: Shared Gains and Just Transitions -- Conclusion -- References -- Index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Skidelsky, Robert Work in the Future Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 ISBN 9783030211332
Language:
English
