Author

Publication

2000-06-05 - Routledge

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99047842

Classifications

  • LCCHD6331 .E52 2000

Description

The rapid pace of technological change, and the diffusion of information and communication technologies, is rapidly changing the structure of advanced economies. Consequently, innovation has a direct and fundamental impact on the dynamics of employment. Through close examination of this relationship, this volume offers an essential contribution to the current debate between those economists who fear mass technological unemployment and those who maintain their faith in market forces as a counterbalance to innovation.The Employment Impact of Innovation delivers its findings in three key areas:· Theoretical context, from classical compensation theory to state-of-the-art debates.· Empirical investigation. Detailed and comparative international case studies explore how technological and structural change have affected employment patterns. Factors such as the role of demand patterns and the different sectoral impact of product, process and organizational innovation in industry are closely investigated.· Policy analysis and recommendation, including a focus on the role of learning and training, and a proposal for a new set of employment friendly economic and innovation policies.

First Sentence

Current economic debate on unemployment has long been paralysed on a twofold interpretation.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Employment Impact of Innovation: Evidence and Policy (Routledge Research in Modern World Economy, 23)Routledge2000-06-05

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