Spencer, D and Slater, G orcid.org/0000-0003-0895-7117 (2020) No automation please, we’re British: technology and the prospects for work. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. ISSN 1752-1378
Abstract
This article assesses the impact and probably limits of automation. It looks, in particular, at the case of the UK economy. The prospects for automation are seen as necessarily uncertain and potentially regressive in their effects, with technology likely to sustain a large number of low-quality jobs. The deep-seated problems of the UK economy—low-investment, low-productivity and low-real wages—are seen as key impediments to forms of automation that work for all in society. It is argued that, without wider institutional reform, the UK will be unable to reap the full potential of automation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. This is an author produced version of a paper published in the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | automation, robots, work, investment, technology |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2020 15:01 |
Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2022 00:38 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/cjres/rsaa003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159007 |