Ict: The Industrial Revolution That Wasn'tLulu.com, 2008 M06 1 - 172 páginas Raises doubt about the validity of the impending "Third Industrial Revolution" based on information and communications technology. Shows using basic science that information, unlike energy, is not physically productive, raising serious doubts over the ability of ICT to raise the standard of living. |
Contenido
The First Industrial Revolution | 23 |
The Second Industrial Revolution | 67 |
Growth without Growth | 117 |
Conclusions | 139 |
Términos y frases comunes
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