Progress or Freedom - Who Gets to Govern Society's Economic and Technological Future?

Technological dominance is shifting the balance of global economic stability. This is the central premise behind the latest book from Lorenzi and Berrebi who view the rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, use of private data, and genetic transformation, among other developments, culminating in new economic conditions that require a fresh sense of governance in order for society to sustain order. Whilst progress in technology provides numerous opportunities and hope, is the desire to pursue these ambitions in innovation putting our society at risk of being undermined and, ultimately, governed by technology firms? How will these changes affect economic outlooks in an age of growing inequality and aging populations? What role do politicians serve in facilitating these changes? The decline of a labour force, the use of Big Data and increased speeds of communication are but three examples that the authors address in their quest to understand where the limits should lie between progressand disruption for the future of society.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The New Human Condition.- 2.  A Major Stagnation, But Not a Secular One.- 3. The High Tech Eden.- 4. A Shattered Labour Market.- 5. Human Genius at the Controls.- 6. A Disengaged Society?.- 7. Who Governs: Politicians, or Technology Prophets?.- 8. Two Possible Paths: The Great Parting of Ways.- 9. Re-humanising the World.

About the author

Jean-Hervé Lorenzi is Professor of Economics at Paris-Dauphine University, France and President of the Cercle des économistes.
Mickaël Berrebi graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris and received his masters from Paris-Dauphine University, France. He is a fully qualified actuary and works as a financial advisor.

Product details

• Authors: Mickaël Berrebi, Jean-Hervé Lorenzi
• Assisted by: Dina Leifer (Translation)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: L'Avenir De Notre Liberte: Faut-Il-Demanteler Google....Et Quelques Autres?
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.08.2019
• EAN: 9783030195939
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3019593-9
• No. of pages: 215
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 12 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 306 g
• Illustrations: XV, 215 p. 35 illus., 34 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Öffentliche Verwaltung, Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein, B, Sociology, Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie, Economic Policy, Economics, Wohlfahrtsökonomie, Economic theory & philosophy, Economics and Finance, economic growth, Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Economy, Welfare economics, Management science, Science and Technology Studies, Technology—Sociological aspects, Microeconomics, Culture—Economic aspects, Cultural Economics