Screen LibraryThe work of the future : building better jobs in an age of intelligent machines /
"A trade book based on the final report of MIT's Work of the Future Task Force"--
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The MIT Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"A trade book based on the final report of MIT's Work of the Future Task Force"-- "The United States has too many low-quality, low-wage jobs. Every country has its share, but those in the United States are especially poorly paid and often without benefits. Meanwhile, overall productivity increases steadily and new technology has transformed large parts of the economy, enhancing the skills and paychecks of higher-paid knowledge workers. What's wrong with this picture? Why have so many workers benefited so little from decades of growth? The Work of the Future shows that technology is neither the problem nor the solution. We can build better jobs if we create institutions that leverage technological innovation and also support workers though long cycles of technological transformation. Building on findings from the multiyear MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, the book argues that we must foster institutional innovations that complement technological change. Skills programs that emphasize work-based and hybrid learning (in person and online), for example, empower workers to become and remain productive in a continuously evolving workplace. Industries fueled by new technology that augments workers can supply good jobs, and federal investment in R&D can help make these industries worker-friendly. We must act to ensure that the labor market of the future offers benefits, opportunity, and a measure of economic security to all." -- Front jacket flap. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780262046367 0262046369 |
| Index Number: | HD6331 |
| CLC: | F249.712.1 |
| Call Number: | F249.712.1/A939 |
| Contents: | Labor markets and growth -- Technologies and innovation -- Education and training : pathways to better jobs -- Job quality -- Institutions for innovation -- Conclusions and policy directions. |