The Political Economy of Robots, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 Prospects for Prosperity and Peace in the Automated 21st Century International Political Economy Series

This collection examines implications of technological automation to global prosperity and peace. Focusing on robots, information communication technologies, and other automation technologies, it offers brief interventions that assess how automation may alter extant political, social, and economic institutions, norms, and practices that comprise the global political economy. In doing so, this collection deals directly with such issues as automated production, trade, war, state sanctioned robot violence, financial speculation, transnational crime, and policy decision making. This interdisciplinary volume will appeal to students, scholars and practitioners grappling with political, economic, and social problems that arise from rapid technological change that automates the prospects for human prosperity and peace. 

Makes a major contribution to studies of automation and its implications for global politics and society

Provides insights into such significant issues as automated war and terrorism

Offers a well-rounded and interdisciplinary analysis of the impact of robots on the international political economy

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras