{"title":"Books by Daniel Susskind","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780141986807","title":"A World Without Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE FT \u0026amp; McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020\u003cbr\u003eThe Sunday Times Best Business Books of the Year 2020\u003cbr\u003eThe Times of London Best Business Books of the Year 2020\u003cbr\u003eThe Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortune Magazine Best Business Book of the Year 2020   \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FiveBooks.com Best Non-Fiction of 2020\u003cbr\u003e Inc.com Best New Business Books of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A path-breaking, thought-provoking and in-depth study of how new technology will transform the world of work' Gordon Brown \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling... Should be required reading for any presidential candidate' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. In the past, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. Yet in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA World Without Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Susskind shows why this time really is different. Advances in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of tasks - from diagnosing illnesses to drafting contracts - are increasingly within the reach of computers. \u003cb\u003eThe threat of technological unemployment is real. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo how can we all thrive in a world with less work? \u003c\/b\u003eSusskind reminds us that technological progress could bring about unprecedented prosperity, solving one of mankind's oldest problems: how to ensure everyone has enough to live on. The challenge will be to distribute this prosperity fairly, constrain the power of Big Tech, and provide meaning in a world where work is no longer the centre of our lives. \u003cb\u003eIn this visionary, pragmatic and ultimately hopeful book, Susskind shows us the way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating and tightly argued\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is the book to read on the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e. It is thoughtful and state-of-the-art on the economics of the issue, but its real strength is the way it goes beyond just the economics' \u003cb\u003eLawrence Summers\u003c\/b\u003e, former Chief Economist of the World Bank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA fascinating book about a vitally important topic. Elegant, original and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eTim Harford\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undercover Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201490190514,"sku":"9780141986807","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141986807.jpg?v=1786011145"},{"product_id":"9780198841890","title":"The Future of the Professions","description":"This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century.The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capable technologies - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will place the 'practical expertise' of the finest specialists at the fingertips of everyone, often at no or low cost and without face-to-face interaction.The authors challenge the 'grand bargain' - the arrangement that grants various monopolies to today's professionals. They argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque and no longer affordable, and that the expertise of their best is enjoyed only by a few. In their place, they propose five new models for producing and distributing expertise in society.The book raises profound policy issues, not least about employment (they envisage a new generation of 'open-collared workers') and about control over online expertise (they warn of new 'gatekeepers') - in an era when machines become more capable than human beings at most tasks.With a new preface exploring recent critical developments, this updated edition builds on the authors' groundbreaking research into more than a dozen professions. Illustrated with numerous examples from each, this is the first book to assess and question the relevance of the professions in the 21st century.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201561329842,"sku":"9780198841890","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780198841890_21f1099c-a408-4dd7-b50d-3d0f03628854.jpg?v=1786012238"},{"product_id":"9780141998718","title":"Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Barack Obama's best books of 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times \u0026amp; Schroders Business Book of the YearA revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethink itOver the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer. As a result, the unfettered pursuit of growth defines economic life around the world. Yet this prosperity has come at an enormous price: deepening inequalities, destabilizing technologies, environmental destruction and climate change.   Resolving this growth dilemma, best-selling economist Daniel Susskind argues, is the urgent task of our age. For many, in our era of sluggish productivity, the worry is slowing growth—in the UK, Europe, China and elsewhere—and reversing this stagnation is the goal of every politician. Others understandably claim, given its social and environmental costs, that the only way forward is through 'degrowth', deliberating shrinking our economies.   At this time of uncertainty about growth and its value, Susskind has written an essential reckoning. In a sweeping analysis full of historical insight, he explores what really drives growth, offering original ideas for combatting our economic slowdown. He argues that we cannot abandon growth but shows instead how we can redirect it, making it better reflect what we truly value.   Lucid, thought-provoking and brilliantly researched, Growth: A Reckoning is a vital guide to one of our greatest challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55206147228021,"sku":"9780141998718","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141998718.jpg?v=1786011471"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-daniel-susskind.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}