LEADER 03873oam 2200613I 450 001 9910953920303321 005 20251116205244.0 010 $a1-134-16921-3 010 $a1-85383-243-X 010 $a1-315-07061-8 010 $a1-134-16914-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315070612 035 $a(CKB)2550000001313280 035 $a(EBL)1702002 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001293361 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11780613 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001293361 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11311035 035 $a(PQKB)11219478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1702002 035 $a(OCoLC)624380879 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001313280 100 $a20180706d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFutile progress $etechnology's empty promise /$fErnest Braun 210 1$aAbingdon [England] ;$aNew York :$cEarthscan,$d1995. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-84971-000-7 311 08$a1-306-85277-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Aims of Progress; General Definitions; Social Progress; Economic Growth; Technological Progress; Scientific Progress; The Pursuit of Happiness; Technology and Happiness; Chapter 2 Technological Innovation; Causes; Micro-Economic Theories of Technological Innovation; The Law of Diminishing Returns and R&D Cooperation; The Macro-Economic Role of Innovation; Technological Innovation and Defence; Chapter 3 Technology Policy; Technology and Politics; Support Policies for Technology 327 $aExamples of Support PoliciesShould Government Support Technological Innovation?; Government Support for Research; Measures for the Control of Technology; Technology Assessment as an Input to the Formation of Technology Policy; Chapter 4 Technology and the Natural Environment; Introduction; The Contemporary Problem of Pollution; Some Examples of Present Environmental Problems; Environmental Problems and the Market; Sustainable Growth; Chapter 5 Environmental Policies; Attitudes and the Political Agenda; Examples of Environmental Policies 327 $aEnvironmental Policies in the European Community and in the United KingdomEnvironmental Impact Assessment; Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusions; The Four Dimensions of Futility; The Irrelevance of New Technologies to Real Needs; The Cost of Rapid Change; The Uncoupling of Technical Progress from Social Advance; Technological Progress and Environmental Destruction; Policy Recommendations; The Future of Technological Innovation; References; Index 330 $aDo new innovations and products improve our lives? Has our relentless pursuit of technological progress eliminated the blight of poverty, of inequality, of discrimination, of crime, of war? Has the advance of technology increased our happiness and led us to fulfillment and social harmony? The ads would have us think so. But not all technological innovation is desirable, and the fastest rate of change is not necessarily the best. Futile Progress explores the multiple and far-reaching ways in which our society and our environment have been affected by technological change. It reveals how far unf 606 $aTechnological innovations 606 $aTechnology$xSocial aspects 606 $aTechnology and state 615 0$aTechnological innovations. 615 0$aTechnology$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aTechnology and state. 676 $a338.064 700 $aBraun$b Ernest.$0463759 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953920303321 996 $aFutile progress$94483228 997 $aUNINA