Futile Progress: Technology's empty promise
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Taylor and Francis
2014
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| Beschreibung: | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Aims of Progress; General Definitions; Social Progress; Economic Growth; Technological Progress; Scientific Progress; The Pursuit of Happiness; Technology and Happiness; Chapter 2 Technological Innovation; Causes; Micro-Economic Theories of Technological Innovation; The Law of Diminishing Returns and R & D Cooperation; The Macro-Economic Role of Innovation; Technological Innovation and Defence; Chapter 3 Technology Policy; Technology and Politics; Support Policies for Technology Examples of Support PoliciesShould Government Support Technological Innovation?; Government Support for Research; Measures for the Control of Technology; Technology Assessment as an Input to the Formation of Technology Policy; Chapter 4 Technology and the Natural Environment; Introduction; The Contemporary Problem of Pollution; Some Examples of Present Environmental Problems; Environmental Problems and the Market; Sustainable Growth; Chapter 5 Environmental Policies; Attitudes and the Political Agenda; Examples of Environmental Policies Environmental Policies in the European Community and in the United KingdomEnvironmental Impact Assessment; Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusions; The Four Dimensions of Futility; The Irrelevance of New Technologies to Real Needs; The Cost of Rapid Change; The Uncoupling of Technical Progress from Social Advance; Technological Progress and Environmental Destruction; Policy Recommendations; The Future of Technological Innovation; References; Index Do new innovations and products improve our lives? Has our relentless pursuit of technological progress eliminated the blight of poverty, of inequality, of discrimination, of crime, of war? Has the advance of technology increased our happiness and led us to fulfillment and social harmony? The ads would have us think so. But not all technological innovation is desirable, and the fastest rate of change is not necessarily the best. Futile Progress explores the multiple and far-reaching ways in which our society and our environment have been affected by technological change. It reveals how far unf |
| Beschreibung: | 225 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781134169146 1134169140 |
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