The Social and Economic Impact of New Technology 1978-84 :
[Book]
a Select Bibliography
by Lesley Grayson.
Boston, MA
Springer US
1984
1. The Overall Picture --;1.1 General papers and books --;1.2 Conferences, seminars and colloquia --;1.3 Literature reviews and bibliographies --;2. National and International Initiatives, Policies and Political Manifestos --;3. Social Impacts --;3.1 Education and Training --;3.2 Employment and Unemployment --;3.3 Data protection and security --;3.4 Working environment --;3.5 Work and leisure --;4. Economic Structure and Policy --;4.1 National economy --;4.2 Regional economy --;4.3 Urban economy --;4.4 Rural economy --;4.5 Science parks --;5. Impact of New Technology on Business, Industry and Communications --;5.1 Office automation --;5.2 Industry and technology --;5.3 Retailing --;5.4 Viewdata systems and cable television --;5.5 Public sector and business --;6. Administrative Impact and Industrial Relations: Impact of New Technology --;6.1 Management and new technology --;6.2 Trade union reactions.
The late 70s saw many doom-laden predictions of those effects but by 1983 both management and trade unions were taking a more objective view of the social and economic impacts, and many correspondents now see the new technology as a means of opening up new industries and overcoming the effects of world recessions.