Power and Progress Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology Prospe

Power and Progress Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

By Daron Acemoglu

The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the world
 
A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear: progress depends on the choices we make about technology. New ways of organizing production and communication can either serve the narrow interests of an elite or become the foundation for widespread prosperity.

The wealth generated by technological improvements in agriculture during the European Middle Ages was captured by the nobility and used to build grand cathedrals, while peasants remained on the edge of starvation. The first hundred years of industrialization in England delivered stagnant incomes for working people. And throughout the world today, digital technologies and artificial intelligence undermine jobs and democracy through excessive automation, massive data collection, and intrusive surveillance.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Power and Progressdemonstrates the path of technology was once—and may again—be brought under control. Cutting-edge technological advances can become empowering and democratizing tools, but not if all major decisions remain in the hands of a few hubristic tech leaders.

With their bold reinterpretation of economics and history, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson fundamentally change how we see the world, providing the vision needed to redirect innovation so it again benefits most people.

暢銷書 Why Nations Fail 的合著者和 13 Bankers 的暢銷書合著者對經濟學和曆史進行了大膽的重新詮釋，這將從根本上改變您看待世界的方式 

一千年的曆史和當代證據清楚地表明了一件事：進步取決於我們對技術所做的選擇。 組織生產和交流的新方式既可以服務於精英的狹隘利益，也可以成為普遍繁榮的基礎。

歐洲中世紀農業技術進步所產生的財富被貴族攫取並用於建造宏偉的大教堂，而農民則一直處於饑餓的邊緣。 英國工業化的第一個百年為勞動人民帶來了停滯不前的收入。 在當今世界，數字技術和人工智能通過過度自動化、海量數據收集和侵入式監控破壞了就業和民主。

不一定非要這樣。 權力與進步展示了技術的道路曾經——並且可能再次——受到控製。 尖端技術進步可以成為賦權和民主化的工具，但如果所有重大決策都掌握在少數狂妄自大的技術領導者手中，情況就不會如此。

Daron Acemoglu 和 Simon Johnson 憑借對經濟學和曆史的大膽重新詮釋，從根本上改變了我們看待世界的方式，提供了重新引導創新所需的願景，使其再次造福於大多數人。

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