Chasing automation: the politics of technology and jobs from the roaring twenties to the Great Society

"Chasing Automation describes how in the period from 1921 to 1966, despite the inherent limitations of politics to anticipate the effects of technology on jobs, an eclectic and fragile coalition of reform-minded politicians successfully erected a legal framework that mitigated the worst effects...

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Main Author: Prout, Jerry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca ; London Northern Illinois University Press 2022
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Chasing Automation describes how in the period from 1921 to 1966, despite the inherent limitations of politics to anticipate the effects of technology on jobs, an eclectic and fragile coalition of reform-minded politicians successfully erected a legal framework that mitigated the worst effects of technological unemployment"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Literaturverzeichnis Seite 249-265. - Index
Physical Description:ix, 275 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781501763991

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