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The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines

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The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines

Hardcover – June 19, 2018

Bestselling author and economist Jay W. Richards makes the definitive case for how the free market and individual responsibility can save the American Dream in an age of automation and mass disruption.

For two and a half centuries, America has been held together by the belief that if you work hard and conduct yourself responsibly in this country, you will be able to prosper and leave a better life for your children. But over the past decade, that idea has come into crisis. A recession, the mass outsourcing of stable jobs, and a coming wave of automation that will replace millions of blue- and white-collar jobs alike have left many people worried that the game is rigged and that our best days are behind us.
In this story-driven manifesto on the future of American work, Jay Richards argues that such thinking is counterproductive--making us more fragile, more dependent, and less equipped to succeed in a rapidly changing economy. If we're going to survive, we need a new model for how ordinary people can thrive in this age of mass disruption. Richards pulls back the curtain on what's really happening in our economy, dispatching myths about capitalism, greed, and upward mobility. And he tells the stories of how real individuals have begun to rebuild a culture of virtue, capitalizing on the skills that are most uniquely human: creativity, resilience, and empathy for the needs of others.
Destined to take its place alongside classics like Economics in One Lesson, The Human Advantage is the essential book for understanding the future of American work, and how each of us can make this era of staggering change work on our behalf.

About the Author

JAY W. RICHARDS, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, the executive editor of The Stream, and the host of EWTN's upcoming TV show A Force for Good. He is the author of many books including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and, with coauthor James Robison, Indivisible (2012). He is also the author of Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award. He has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.

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Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Crown Forum (June 19, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451496167
ISBN-13: 978-0451496164
Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces

The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines

The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines

Hardcover – June 19, 2018

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