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.

畅销书 Why Nations Fail 的合著者和 13 Bankers 的畅销书合著者对经济学和历史进行了大胆的重新诠释，这将从根本上改变您看待世界的方式 

一千年的历史和当代证据清楚地表明了一件事：进步取决于我们对技术所做的选择。 组织生产和交流的新方式既可以服务于精英的狭隘利益，也可以成为普遍繁荣的基础。

欧洲中世纪农业技术进步所产生的财富被贵族攫取并用于建造宏伟的大教堂，而农民则一直处于饥饿的边缘。 英国工业化的第一个百年为劳动人民带来了停滞不前的收入。 在当今世界，数字技术和人工智能通过过度自动化、海量数据收集和侵入式监控破坏了就业和民主。

不一定非要这样。 权力与进步展示了技术的道路曾经——并且可能再次——受到控制。 尖端技术进步可以成为赋权和民主化的工具，但如果所有重大决策都掌握在少数狂妄自大的技术领导者手中，情况就不会如此。

Daron Acemoglu 和 Simon Johnson 凭借对经济学和历史的大胆重新诠释，从根本上改变了我们看待世界的方式，提供了重新引导创新所需的愿景，使其再次造福于大多数人。

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