Technology and Inequality: Concentrated Wealth in a Digital World

Allen, Jonathan P.

This book will summarize what we know about technology and inequality across disciplines, and seek out new ways to analyze this relationship based on technology and business practices, with the objective of restoring digital technology as an engine of opportunity. Besides the unique focus on the role of technology in inequality, the book will have a unifying theme of tracing wealth creation and wealth capture in the technology sector, and relating specific practices—what technology companies actually do—to larger shifts in wealth and power. A clear conceptual framework will be used to analyze key industry case studies: search engines, social media, and the ‘sharing’ economy. 

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-07-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319569574

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56958-1

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 158