Name: Power and Progress
Price: 310.00 ZAR
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Author: Daron Acemoglu
ISBN: 9781399804479

Type

Physical Book

Author

Daron Acemoglu

Publisher

John Murray Basic Books

Year

2024

Language

English

Pages

560

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

13 x 19 cm

ISBN13

9781399804479

Power and Progress

Daron Acemoglu (Author) · John Murray Basic Books · Paperback

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Synopsis "Power and Progress"

A bold new interpretation of why technology has all too often benefited elites - and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity.

WINNERS OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE
A FINANCIAL TIMES TECHNOLOGY BOOK OF THE YEAR

UPDATED WITH A NEW PREFACE

'The blueprint we need for the challenges ahead' Shoshana Zuboff

'If you are not already an addict of Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson's previous books, Power and Progress is guaranteed to make you one' Jared Diamond

'A breathtaking tour of the history and future of technology' Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

A bold new interpretation of why technology benefits the elites - and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity.

A thousand years of history make one thing clear: progress is not automatic but depends on the choices we make. Much of the wealth generated by agricultural advances during the Middle Ages was captured by the Church while the peasants starved. The first hundred years of industrialization delivered stagnant incomes for workers, while making a few people rich. Throughout the world today, digital technologies and artificial intelligence increase inequality and undermine democracy. It doesn't have to be this way.

Power and Progress demonstrates that the path of technology was once - and can again be - brought under control. With their breakthrough economic theory and manifesto for a better society, Acemoglu and Johnson provide the vision to reshape how we innovate so we can create real prosperity for all.

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on 14 October 2024.

Daron Acemoglu

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He is a Professor of Economics and holds the Elizabeth and James Killian Chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
In 2005, he received the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded to economists under forty who have made significant contributions to economic thought and knowledge. In 2010, Foreign Policy magazine named him one of the 100 most influential thinkers.
His main interests are political economy, development economics, economic growth, technology, income and wage inequality, human capital and training, and labor economics. His most recent works focus on the role of institutions in economic development and political economy.

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