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Sleepers, Wake!: Technology and the Future of Work

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A galaxy of information, interpreted
Impact of Changing Technology on Employment
Future directions for information based economies

Sleepers, Wake!: Technology and the Future of Work
Barry Jones
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback

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Australia - like Europe and the United States - is passing through a post-industrial revolution. Manufacturing continues to decline. Increasingly, we live in an information-based economy. Sleepers, Wake! - an enduring bestseller first published in 1982 and now available in a revised and updated fourth edition - confronts the challenges posed by science and technology and by Australia's changing economic position. Barry Jones, the former Australian Minister for Science and current National President of the Australian Labor Party, draws on the latest data to alert readers to the need to confront key issues associated with post-industrial and information revolutions. He examines the contraction of the manufacturing industry and the rise of service employment, especially in information services. Sleepers, Wake! assesses the dilemmas and outlines a political programme to ensure that society profits from the technological revolution. This new edition of Sleepers, Wake! includes the 1991 Commonwealth census returns - striking confirmation of Barry Jones's thesis about revolutionary changes in the labour force. Sleepers, Wake! remains a landmark book, offering controversial analysis and ideas on issues shaping our lives - threats to human capacity, changing perceptions of work, relationships and society.

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A galaxy of information, interpreted.......2007-06-23

Book reviews usually focus on the contents of the book. In this case, I think knowing more about the author is more helpful. Barry Jones is a latter-day Benjamin Franklin, with a better memory. Barry Jones has an amazing brain for remembering facts. In the early 60's, he became the greatest quizmaster in the world, starting by making a name for himself on Bob Dyer's Pick-a-box, and then taking on international competition. His knowledge base is global. Back then, quizzes were good radio (and television), and Barry has corrected the Encyclopedia Brittanica twice in competition, giving both the Britannica answer and the better scientific explanation. These powers of memory are combined with one of the most acute and clear-thinking minds in the world, which is why he is regarded in Australia as a national treasure. His conclusions are not always popular, and when he first published Sleepers, Wake! in 1982, they upset many people, particularly politicians who knew very little of technology and change. Which is how he finished up in politics, playing an important role. If you like books written by thinking and gentle men who have been elevated to high office on pure talent and good will, and are interested in the economic future of the industrial world, then this book is an enlightenment. And no, I don't agree with all his conclusions, but his analysis is beyond reproach!

Impact of Changing Technology on Employment.......1998-06-23

This book discusses the links between technological change and employment levels in developed countries, with an emphasis on Australia. Barry Jones introduces a five-part economic analysis to assist analysis of employment levels, as well as a good analysis of historical impacts of technology. The book also delves into the question of what we will do when the need to work declines as technology displaces more workers. Written in a very erudite style, with thorough referencing. A book everyone should read if they are at all concerned about having to work for a living. Now available in a 4th edition, which you should look at for the latest data.

Future directions for information based economies.......1997-07-05

Barry Jones's thesis about revolutionary changes in the labour force, Sleepers, Wake! was originally published in 1982 and is now in its fourth edition. Jones explores the impact and future implications of the Information technology revolution on the labour market and society in general. The very fact that this book has endured the test of time provides a good indication as to the strength of Jones's analysis. An immensely stimulating and thought provoking read

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The Sleeper Wakes
David Hill
Manufacturer: Penguin Global
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0141313242

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Cory loves the mountain. He and his dad call it 'the sleeper'. Corey's dad works as a conservationist and spends a lot of time on the mountain. Together they feel its first trembles. Down in the town no one even wants to think about the eruption - until it is almost too late. Is this the big one?

Sleepers, Wake! : Technology and the Future of Work. New Edition.

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Sleepers, Wake! : Technology and the Future of Work. New Edition.
Barry. Jones
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OL871Y

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Sleepers, Wake! Technology and the Future of Work.
Barry Jones
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000M3P5GO

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