Average is over : powering America beyond the age of the great stagnation
題名:
Average is over : powering America beyond the age of the great stagnation
著者:
Cowen, Tyler
ISBN（國際標準書號）:
9780525953739
出版資訊:
New York, New York : Dutton, c2013
規格:
xii, 290 p. ; 24 cm
一般附註:
Includes bibliographical references and index
摘要:
There are more rich people and more poor people in our country than ever before. That widening gap means dealing with one big, uncomfortable truth: the middle is growing thinner and thinner. Globally renowned economist Tyler Cowen explains how this happened: high earners are taking ever more advantage of computers and achieving ever-better results. Meanwhile, low earners who haven't committed to learning the new technologies have poor prospects. Nearly every business sector relies less and less on manual labor for high-value jobs, and this fact is forever changing the world of work and wages. About 3/4 of the jobs created in the United States since the great recession pay
主題:
| Economic forecasting -- United States |
| United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- |
| United States -- Economic policy -- 2009- |
摘要:
There are more rich people and more poor people in our country than ever before. That widening gap means dealing with one big, uncomfortable truth: the middle is growing thinner and thinner. Globally renowned economist Tyler Cowen explains how this happened: high earners are taking ever more advantage of computers and achieving ever-better results. Meanwhile, low earners who haven't committed to learning the new technologies have poor prospects. Nearly every business sector relies less and less on manual labor for high-value jobs, and this fact is forever changing the world of work and wages. About 3/4 of the jobs created in the United States since the great recession pay