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The new division of labor
how computers are creating the next job market
By Levy, Frank & Murnane, Richard J.
- ISBN
- 978-0-69111-972-4
- Publisher
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 26, 2004
As computers make inroads on every aspect of business, will people cease to matter? That's the underlying question of this fascinating examination of the new labor market. In lucid prose, Levy and Murnane--economics professors at MIT and Harvard, respectively, and co-authors of the 1996 bestseller Teaching the New Basic Skills--present their answer, and their expectations regarding how computers will affect future wages and job distributions. They begin by debunking the common perception that computers eliminate jobs; the truth, they say, is that"computers are Janus-faced, helping to create jobs even as they destroy jobs." S...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
