{"title":"Carl Benedikt Frey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Benedikt Frey\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the complex relationship between technology and economic progress, offering insightful analysis on how advancements can both drive growth and present unforeseen challenges. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eHow Progress Ends\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Technology Trap\u003c\/em\u003e, engage deeply with the social and economic impacts of automation and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking narratives that blend historical context with contemporary concerns, making these books essential for those interested in understanding the forces shaping education, labour markets, and society in the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-progress-ends-by-carl-benedikt-frey-9780691233079","title":"How Progress Ends","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation and even collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow Progress Ends\u003c\/em\u003e, Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnation was the norm, and even today, progress and prosperity in the world's largest, most advanced economies—the United States and China—have fallen short of expectations. To appreciate why we cannot depend on any AI-fuelled great leap forward, Frey offers a remarkable and fascinating journey across the globe, spanning the past 1,000 years, to explain why some societies flourish and others fail in the wake of rapid technological change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy examining key historical moments—from the rise of the steam engine to the dawn of AI—Frey shows why technological shifts have shaped, and sometimes destabilised, entire civilisations. He explores why some leading technological powers of the past, such as Song China, the Dutch Republic, and Victorian Britain, ultimately lost their innovative edge, why some modern nations, such as Japan, had periods of rapid growth followed by stagnation, and why planned economies like the Soviet Union collapsed after brief surges of progress. Frey uncovers a recurring tension in history: while decentralisation fosters the exploration of new technologies, bureaucracy is crucial for scaling them. When institutions fail to adapt to technological change, stagnation inevitably follows. Only by carefully balancing decentralisation and bureaucracy can nations innovate and grow over the long term—findings that have worrying implications for the United States, Europe, China, and other economies today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a rich narrative that weaves together history, economics, and technology, \u003cem\u003eHow Progress Ends\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that managing the future requires us to draw the right lessons from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[Frey's] broad yet deep survey of technology ranges across many nations and centuries, and pokes insightfully into myriad subjects, from Carolingian feudalism to patent law. 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As Carl Benedikt Frey shows, the Industrial Revolution created unprecedented wealth and prosperity over the long run, but the immediate consequences of mechanisation were devastating. Middle-income jobs withered, wages stagnated, the labour share of income fell, profits surged, and economic inequality skyrocketed. These trends broadly mirror those in our current age of automation. But, just as the Industrial Revolution eventually brought about extraordinary benefits for society, artificial intelligence systems have the potential to do the same. \u003ci\u003eThe Technology Trap\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that in the midst of another technological revolution, the lessons of the past can help us to more effectively face the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Frey's story is well argued and - at times - deeply alarming.’ - John Thornhill, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An excellent analysis of past industrial revolutions, the technologies that emerged within them, and the way societies adapted to those changes.’ - Adi Gaskell, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Technology Trap\u003c\/i\u003e may well ensnare doom-seekers' attention with its ominous-sounding title. 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