Overview
- Challenges the dominance and power of technology companies and the vacuum left by economists and politicians
- Affirms the primacy of humans over machines and the consideration of rational arguments over prophecy
- Considers a future where scientific breakthroughs must be governed by rules agreed on a global scale
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About the authors
Mickaël Berrebi graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris and received his masters from Paris-Dauphine University, France. He is a fully qualified actuary and works as a financial advisor.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Progress or Freedom
Book Subtitle: Who Gets to Govern Society’s Economic and Technological Future?
Authors: Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, Mickaël Berrebi
Translated by: Dina Leifer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19594-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19593-9Published: 19 August 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19594-6Published: 14 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 215
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Science and Technology Studies, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Public Policy, Cultural Economics