Disrupted Development and the Future of Inequality in the Age of Automation

This open access book examines the future of inequality, work and wages in the age of automation with a focus on developing countries. The authors argue that the rise of a global ‘robot reserve army’ has profound effects on labor markets and economic development, but, rather than causing mass unempl...

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Main Authors: Schlogl, Lukas, Sumner, Andy
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021
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Disrupted Development and the Future of Inequality in the Age of Automation
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