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New technology—what new jobs?
Author(s) -
Gershuny Jonathan
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1985.tb00527.x
Subject(s) - kondratiev wave , technological change , context (archaeology) , economics , term (time) , third wave , labour economics , keynesian economics , macroeconomics , political economy , history , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
Does technological innovation lead to an overall reduction in jobs? The literature of Kondratiev ‘long waves’ helps in understanding why the employment consequences of technical change may vary over time. This article applies the technique of ‘technological mapping’ in the context of ‘long wave’ arguments to indicate prospects for the longer term employment.