The Wealth of Humans Audiobook by Ryan Avent
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Title: The Wealth of Humans Subtitle: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century Author: Ryan Avent Narrator: Scott Merriman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Science & Technology, Technology

Publisher's Summary: An investigation of how the digital revolution is fundamentally changing our concept of work, and what it means for our future economy. None of us has ever lived through an industrial revolution. Until now. Digital technology is transforming every corner of the economy, fundamentally altering the way things are done, who does them, and what they earn for their efforts. In The Wealth of Humans, Economist editor Ryan Avent brings up-to-the-minute research and reporting to bear on the major economic question of our time: can the modern world manage technological changes every bit as disruptive as those that shook the socioeconomic landscape of the 19th century? Travelling around the world, Avent investigates the meaning of work today: how technology is rendering time-tested business models outmoded and catapulting workers into a world indistinguishable from that of a generation ago. Our conceptions of the relationships between capital and labor and between rich and poor have been overturned. Past revolutions required rewriting the social contract, as will this one. Avent looks to the history of the Industrial Revolution and the work of numerous experts for lessons in reordering society. The future needn't be bleak, but as The Wealth of Humans explains, we can't expect to restructure the world without rethinking what an economy should be.

Members Reviews: fantastic book... compelling narrative the author presents a very compelling case for the most important causes of economic stagnation for the middle class and what the roots of the problem are which point to where Solutions might be found all those some reviews have criticized the book for not offering sufficiently Clear Solutions I think the book does an enormous service by clearly arguing for what most important factors are that are contributing to the economic challenges faced by ordinary people around the world. I have personally recommended this to all kinds of people I know and feel that this book should almost be a required reading for high school or college students

Amazing insight into the future Great book and equally great narration! I learnt many nuances of economics along with a peep into the future

a good read overall A bit redundant at times but presents a pretty good case. Not too overly technical. Avent does a good job of presenting both the optimistic and pessimistic view of most subjects that he addresses and does not just give his own view.

Great title, shallow knowledge I really kept pushing on with this book because it was a new release and I was curious for new knowledge which there was not much.

I shouldn't be buying these things. What would have made The Wealth of Humans better? In the beginning, the goal for personal computing technology was that it should become "just another household appliance, like a toaster." Well, have we reached that blessed state? To me, in this case, buying an audio book on-line, should be like buying a print book at a book store -- Barnes and Noble, Borders (chapter 11), or Rainbow Books (now defunct) -- you find the book, you open the book, you look at the book, you read a little of the book ... you notice that you can read it, that the pages are all there, and (obviously) after you pay the cashier, you can take it home and actually read it.