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050 1 4 _aHC 106.84
_bM478p 2016
082 0 0 _a320.973
100 1 _aMcChesney, Robert Waterman,
_d1952-
_939370
245 1 0 _aPeople get ready :
_bthe fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy /
_cRobert W. McChesney and John Nichols.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bNation Books,
_c2016.
300 _av, 360 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-342) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: welcome to the future Into the maelstrom A jobless economy? Citizenless democracy Democratic infrastructure Overcoming the democratic disconnect A democratic agenda for a digital age Statistical appendix / R. Jamil Jonna.
520 _aThe consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy that is already struggling. The end of work as we know it will hit at the worst moment imaginable: as capitalism fosters permanent stagnation, when the labor market is in decrepit shape, with declining wages, expanding poverty, and scorching inequality. Only the dramatic democratization of our economy can address the existential challenges we now face. Yet, the US political process is so dominated by billionaires and corporate special interests, by corruption and monopoly, that it stymies not just democracy but progress. The great challenge of these times is to ensure that the tremendous benefits of technological progress are employed to serve the whole of humanity, rather than to enrich the wealthy few. Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols argue that the United States needs a new economy in which revolutionary technologies are applied to effectively address environmental and social problems and used to rejuvenate and extend democratic institutions. Based on intense reporting, rich historical analysis, and deep understanding of the technological and social changes that are unfolding, they propose a bold strategy for democratizing our digital destiny--before it's too late--and unleashing the real power of the Internet, and of humanity.
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aDemocracia
_zEstados Unidos
_92815
650 0 _aLabor
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aTrabajo
_zEstados Unidos
_925679
650 0 _aTechnological innovations
_xEconomic aspects
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aInnovaciones tecnológicas
_xAspectos económicos
_zEstados Unidos
_91708
651 0 _aUnited States
_xEconomic conditions
_y2009-
651 4 _aEstados Unidos
_xCondiciones económicas
_y2009-
_91543
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial conditions.
651 4 _aEstados Unidos
_xCondiciones sociales
_92124
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y2009-2017.
651 4 _aEstados Unidos
_xPolítica y gobierno
_y2009-2017
_92561
700 1 _aNichols, John Harrison,
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