The Routledge Handbook Of Smart Technologies An Economic And Social Perspective | Economics

This Handbook provides a thorough discussion of the most recent wave of technological (and organisational) innovations frequently called “smart” and based on the digitisation of information. The acronym stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This new wave is one in a row of waves that have shaken up and transformed the economy society and culture since the first Industrial Revolution and have left a huge impact on how we live think communicate and work: they have deeply affected the socioeconomic metabolism from within and humankind’s footprint on our planet. The Handbook analyses the origins of the current wave its roots in earlier ones and its path-dependent nature; its current forms and actual manifestations; its multifarious impact on economy and society; and it puts forward some guesstimates regarding the probable directions of its further development. In short the Handbook studies the past the present and the future of smart technologies and digitalisation. This cutting-edge reference will appeal to a broad audience including but not limited to researchers from various disciplines with a focus on technological innovation and their impact on the socioeconomic system; students across different fields but especially from economics social sciences and law studying questions related to radical technological change and its consequences as well as professionals around the globe interested in the debate of smart technologies and socioeconomic transformation from a multi- and interdisciplinary perspective. |The Routledge Handbook of Smart Technologies An Economic and Social Perspective | Economics