{"product_id":"9781839761294","title":"Automation and the Future of Work","description":"Author: Aaron Benanav\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839761294\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Jan 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilicon Valley titans, politicians, techno-futurists and social critics have united in arguing that we are living through an era of rapid technological automation, heralding the end of work as such. But does the much-discussed 'rise of the robots' really explain the looming jobs crisis?\u003cbr\u003eIn Automation and the Future of Work, Aaron Benanav uncovers the deeper-lying stresses on 21st century capitalism, before salvaging from automation discourse its utopian content- the positive vision of a world without work. What social movements, he asks, are required to propel us into post-scarcity? In response to calls for a universal basic income which would maintain a growing army of redundant workers, he offers a counter-proposal.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629797036190,"sku":"UBD-9781839761294","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839761294.jpg?v=1774221276","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839761294","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}