The political economy of robots : prospects for prosperity and peace in the automated 21st century /

This collection examines implications of technological automation to global prosperity and peace. Focusing on robots, information communication technologies, and other automation technologies, it offers brief interventions that assess how automation may alter extant political, social, and economic i...

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Group Author: Kiggins, Ryan David, 1972
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Cham, Switzerland :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: International political economy series
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Summary: This collection examines implications of technological automation to global prosperity and peace. Focusing on robots, information communication technologies, and other automation technologies, it offers brief interventions that assess how automation may alter extant political, social, and economic institutions, norms, and practices that comprise the global political economy. In doing so, this collection deals directly with such issues as automated production, trade, war, state sanctioned robot violence, financial speculation, transnational crime, and policy decision making. This interdiscipl
Carrier Form: xvii, 336 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783319514659 (hardback) :
3319514652 (hardback)
Index Number: HD45
CLC: TP242-05
Call Number: TP242-05/P769