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Format: | Paperback |
| Language: | English | ISBN: | 9781853832437 |
| EAN: | 9781853832437 |
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| Description | Do new invations and products improve our lives? Has our relentless pursuit of techlogical progress eliminated the blight of poverty, of inequality, of discrimination, of crime, of war? Has the advance of techlogy increased our happiness and led us to fulfillment and social harmony? The ads would have us think so. But t all techlogical invation is desirable, and the fastest rate of change is t necessarily the best. Futile Progress explores the multiple and far-reaching ways in which our society and our environment have been affected by techlogical change. It reveals how far unfettered 'advances' can be blamed for environmental damage, and analyses to what extent our unquestioning acceptance of new techlogies has contributed to the social insecurity, inequality and dislocation evident today. In this original and thought provoking book, Ernest Braun argues for effective safeguards against these adverse effects of techlogies beneficial to society receive public support. Only if the consequences of techlogical change are anticipated can techlogy be harnessed to work for common good. |
| Author Biography | Ernest Braun was formerly the Head of the Technology Policy Unit and Professor of Physics at Aston University. He spent years in Vienna as Head of the Technology Assessment Unit of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and is now an Emeritus Professor at Aston, and a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Technology Strategy at the Open University. Originally published in 1995. |
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| Author(s) | Ernest Braun |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Date of Publication | 28/04/1995 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-10 | 185383243X |
| ISBN-13 | 9781853832437 |
| Subject | Science: General & Reference |
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| Place of Publication | London |
| Country of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Imprint | Earthscan Ltd |
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| Weight | 340 g |
| Width | 156 mm |
| Height | 234 mm |
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| Format Details | Trade paperback (UK) |
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