changement technologique

The moral consequences of economic growth

by Friedman, Benjamin M.

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""Are we right," Benjamin M. Friedman asks, "to care so much about economic growth as we clearly do?" To answer, Friedman reaches beyond economics. He examines the political and social histories of the large Western democracies - particularly of the United States since the Civil…

The control revolution: how the Internet is putting individuals in charge…

by Shapiro, Andrew L.

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In this exploration of the meaning of the Internet, journalist and legal scholar Andrew Shapiro weaves a narrative through events that are occurring all around us. Dissidents use the Net to evade censorship to get their messages out. Musicians bypass record companies and put the…

L'apocalypse joyeuse: une histoire du risque technologique

by Fressoz, Jean-Baptiste

fromL'univers historique

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Du site de l'éd. : Sommes-nous les premiers à distinguer dans les lumières éblouissantes du progrès technique, l'ombre de ses dangers? En occultant la réflexivité environnementale des sociétés passées, ce schéma simpliste dépolitise l'histoire longue de la destruction des enviro…

The visible hand: the managerial revolution in American business

by Chandler, Alfred D., (Alfred Dupont)

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The role of large-scale business enterprise-big business and its managers- during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated for the first time in this pathmarking book. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. the distinguished historian of business,…

The changing distribution of income in an open U.S. economy

by Bergstrand, Jeffrey H., University of Notre Dame., College of Business Administration

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Comprises 15 papers grouped under three themes: the measurement of income inequality; the causes of income inequality; and policy implications. Covers mainly the period from 1964 to 1990.

The future of the professions: how technology will transform the work of human e…

by Susskind, Richard E., Susskind, Daniel

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This book predicts the decline of today's professions and describes the people and systems that will replace them. In an Internet society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, con…

Political parties, growth and equality: conservative and social democratic economic strat…

by Boix, Carles

fromCambridge studies in comparative politics

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Carles Boix shows that an increasingly interdependent world economy and recent technological shocks have exacerbated the dilemmas faced by governments in choosing amongst various policy objectives, like job creation and reducing income inequality.

Ideology and economic reform under Deng Xiaoping, 1978-1993

by Zhang, Wei-Wei

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This is a probing study of the interactions between ideological trends and economic reform in the era of Deng Xiaoping. It explores an important but frequently neglected issue in the contemporary study of China - the transformation from the orthodox anti-market doctrine into a m…

Technology, R & D, and the economy

by Barfield, Claude E.

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Examines R and D investment in the light of increased international competition in high-technology sectors and reviews the wider implications of research and technology in areas such as education, health, and quality of life.

A thing of the past?: child labour in Britain in the nineteenth and twe…

by Lavalette, Michael

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In Britain the phrase 'child labour' is associated with the past or with less developed economies, but children in Britain continue to perform arduous labour. This book considers child labour over the last 200 years and more contemporary issues.

The world crisis in education: the view from the eighties

by Coombs, Philip H, Philip Hall

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Study of trends in educational needs and the educational system of developed countries and developing countries in the 1970s and 1980s - considers population dynamics, spread of informal education, impact of technological change on educational technology, compression of educatio…

The Competitive status of the U.S. steel industry: a study of the influences of technology in determ…

by National Research Council (U.S.)., Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Old, Bruce S., National Academy of Engineering., Steel Panel

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Examines the impact of technology and international trade policy alternatives on mature or declining industries through an examination of the domestic steel industry in the USA. Includes a comparison of international production costs, the trends in production of steel, domestic …

The new industrial revolution: consumers, globalization and the end of mass prod…

by Marsh, Peter

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The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the 'old economies'--the US, UK, Germany and Japan--are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that have historically be…

Computer chips and paper clips: technology and women's employment

by Tilly, Louise, Hartmann, Heidi I., National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues, Kraut, Robert E.

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Reviews the development and implementation of new information technologies in several clerical occupations and sectors, in order to identify its positive and negative consquences for women's employment. Considers the likely size, incidence, nature, and timing of these effects, a…

The management of technology

by Hawthorne, Edward P.

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UK. Monograph on the management of technological change - analyses the managerial role, technology transfer, main obstacles to innovations and employees attitudes, and considers the repercussions on government policy, trade unions and small scale industry in the manufacturing se…

The economic analysis of technological change

by Stoneman, Paul

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This book presents a comprehensive view of the economic approach to the analysis of technical change.

Technology and employment: innovation and growth in the U.S. economy

by Cyert, Richard Michael, Mowery, David C., Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.)., Panel on Technology and Employment

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This report addresses a number of issues that have surfaced in the debates over the impact of technological change on employment. These issues include the effects of technological change on levels of employment and unemployment within the economy; on the displacement of workers …

Managing technological innovation

by Twiss, Brian C.

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Monograph on management of technological change and Innovation and research and development in enterprises in the UK - covers corporate planning strategies, technological forecasting, creative thinking, project selection, cost analysis and project evaluation, the organization of…