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A FINANCIAL TIMES TECHNOLOGY BOOK OF THE YEAR
''The blueprint we need for the challenges ahead'' Shoshana Zuboff
''If you are not already an addict of Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson''s previous books, Power and Progress is guaranteed to make you one'' Jared Diamond
''A breathtaking tour of the history and future of technology'' Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
A bold new interpretation of why technology benefits the elites - and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity.
A thousand years of history make one thing clear: progress is not automatic but depends on the choices we make. Much of the wealth generated by agricultural advances during the Middle Ag
