Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies
| AUTHOR | Juma, Calestous |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford Univ PR (07/07/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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It is a curious situation that technologies we now take for granted have, when first introduced, so often stoked public controversy and concern for public welfare. At the root of this tension is the perception that the benefits of new technologies will accrue only to small sections of society, while the risks will be more widely distributed. Drawing from nearly 600 years of technology history, Calestous Juma identifies the tension between the need for innovation and the pressure to maintain continuity, social order, and stability as one of today's biggest policy challenges. He reveals the extent to which modern technological controversies grow out of distrust in public and private institutions and shows how new technologies emerge, take root, and create new institutional ecologies that favor their establishment in the marketplace. Innovation and Its Enemies calls upon public leaders to work with scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to manage technological change and expand public engagement on scientific and technological matters.
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ISBN-13:
9780190467036
ISBN-10:
0190467037
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
432
Carton Quantity:
18
Product Dimensions:
5.80 x 1.40 x 8.40 inches
Weight:
1.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | History
Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects
Technology & Engineering | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy
Dewey Decimal:
338.064
Library of Congress Control Number:
2015043807
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It is a curious situation that technologies we now take for granted have, when first introduced, so often stoked public controversy and concern for public welfare. At the root of this tension is the perception that the benefits of new technologies will accrue only to small sections of society, while the risks will be more widely distributed. Drawing from nearly 600 years of technology history, Calestous Juma identifies the tension between the need for innovation and the pressure to maintain continuity, social order, and stability as one of today's biggest policy challenges. He reveals the extent to which modern technological controversies grow out of distrust in public and private institutions and shows how new technologies emerge, take root, and create new institutional ecologies that favor their establishment in the marketplace. Innovation and Its Enemies calls upon public leaders to work with scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to manage technological change and expand public engagement on scientific and technological matters.
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Author:
Juma, Calestous
Calestous Juma with Joint Coordinator, Lee Yee-Cheong, led the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Science, Technology and Innovation. The UN Millenium Project and its task force comprise more than 250 scientists, development practitioners, parliamentarians, policymakers, and representatives from civil society, UN agencies. the World Bank, the IMF and the private sector.
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