Hauge Jostein (Assistant Professor Department Of Politics And International Studies Assistant Professor Department Of Politics And International Studies University Of Cambridge) - The Future Of The Factory How Megatrends Are Changing

Binding: Hardcover
Description: For centuries industrialization and factory - based production have been core ingredients in economic growth development and innovation. This symbiotic relationship between industrialization and economic prosperity is now changing. Megatrends - trends within the domains of technology economy society and ecology that have a global impact - are changing the ability of the manufacturing sector to serve as the engine of growth changing traditional ideas of technological progress and changing growth and development opportunities in both the global South and the global North. Four megatrends are particularly worthy of note: the rise of services digital automation technologies globalization of production and ecological breakdown. In this book Jostein Hauge provides a novel analysis of how these megatrends are changing industrialization and charts new pathways for industrial policy and global governance. He also offers a wide - ranging account of the role of technology globalization and ecology in shaping the world economy. The Future of the Factory shows that industrialization remains a cornerstone of economic prosperity but that power asymmetries in the world economy create uneven opportunities for achieving economic growth development and industrialization.
Title: The Future Of The Factory How Megatrends Are Changing Industrialization
Author(s): Hauge Jostein (Assistant Professor Department Of Politics And International Studies Assistant Professor Department Of Politics And International Studies University Of Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198861584
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 12/26/2023
Category: Political Economy