{"product_id":"9783032359841","title":"Beyond Automation The Transformation of Work from the Computer to Generative AI","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Labour Economics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBeyond Automation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Transformation of Work from the Computer to Generative AI\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEnrique Fernández-Macías | Ignacio González Vázquez | Sergio Torrejón Pérez | Laura Nurski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Labor \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDrawing on nearly a decade of Europe-wide research, this open access book offers a comprehensive account of the changing nature of work from the arrival of the computer to the rise of generative AI. It presents new evidence on the digitisation of work and the standardisation it brings about. It challenges the narrative of automation as a cause of mass unemployment, showing that automation replaces specific tasks rather than whole jobs and that its impact has been mild and mostly positive, contributing to occupational upgrading. It then turns to the rising use of platforms and algorithms to coordinate work, and the risks this brings: increasingly intrusive monitoring and surveillance, reduced autonomy and the intensification of work. Throughout, it considers whether recent developments in AI and green energy may change these trends in the near future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe result is a nuanced, evidence-based account that questions dominant narratives, above all the obsessive focus on automation, and foregrounds the less visible but more consequential trends beneath them, such as the standardisation of work and the erosion of worker autonomy. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and policymakers in labour economics, the sociology of work and economic sociology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnrique Fernández-Macías\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIgnacio González Vázquez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSergio Torrejón Pérez\u003c\/strong\u003e is an economic and policy analyst at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Nurski\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Research Fellow and Head of Programme on Future of Work at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Belgium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJoint Research Centre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032359841\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Joint Research Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459583967372,"sku":"9783032359841","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032359841","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}