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Automation and Human Solidarity

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Several authors have recently predicted a prosperous future society in which the automation of much of economic activity is combined with unconditional Universal Basic Incomes (UBIs) for all. Yet evidence from the present day points to the rise of coercive benefits authorities, enforcing low-paid work, and of populist authoritarian leaderships.

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Jordan, B. (2020). Introduction. In: Automation and Human Solidarity. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36959-0_1

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