02411nam 2200433 450 991081988330332120230808194816.01-74224-799-71-74224-256-1(CKB)3710000000830680(MiAaPQ)EBC4714193(MiAaPQ)EBC4625832(EXLCZ)99371000000083068020170110h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWhy the future is workless /Tim DunlopSydney, New South Wales, Australia :NewSouth,2016.©20161 online resource (257 pages)9781742242569 (ebook) 1-74223-482-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Past of work -- Present of work -- Will a robot take my job? -- Will an app take my job? -- Basic income -- Three paths to the future -- Workless and work less.Even as the robots gather on the near horizon this book argues we have choices about the manner in which we greet them. A world without work as we know it could be a good thing. The landscape of work is changing right in front of us, from Uber, Airbnb and the new share economy to automated vehicles, 3D printing and advanced AI. The question isn't whether robots will take our jobs, but what we will do when they do. The era of full-time work is coming to an end and we have to stop holding out the false promise that at some magical moment the jobs are going to reappear. So what does our future in the brave new world of non-work look like? In this timely and provocative book, Tim Dunlop argues that by embracing the changes ahead we might even find ourselves better off. Workless goes beyond the gadgetry and hype to examine the social and political ramifications of work throughout history and into the future. It argues we need to think big now, not wait until we're in a dystopian world of mass unemployment and wealth held in the hands of a minority.Economic forecastingHistoryEconomic forecastingHistory.330.0112Dunlop Tim1718833MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819883303321Why the future is workless4116108UNINA