in this image we see a human worker attempting to keep up with his robotic counterpart - an on-going issue of workplace automatisation and its impact on employment. "Economic growth continues, but not all see the rewards. By some estimates, the top 1% of American earners captured 58% of the country's economic growth between 1976 and 2007." - writes Ryan Avent.

made: 2011-11-16

link: www.economist.com/node/21538699

keywords: robot automatisation automatization work worker employment unemployment technology change skilled unskilled inequality