Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies

It is a curious situation that technologies we now take for granted have, when first introduced, so...
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Author: Calestous Juma
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Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies by Juma, Calestous

Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies

BD$114.29

Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies

BD$114.29
Author: Calestous Juma
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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.

Author: Calestous Juma
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/07/2016
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780190467036

About the Author
Calestous Juma was Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. A national of Kenya, he was an internationally-recognized authority on the role of science, technology, and innovation in economic development.

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