http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3812
The high technology drain from North America parallels the deskilling drain which went on before it -- the consequence, lost jobs. This article suggests some alterantives ways in which technology can be used to boost employment, and links to some other structural restorces.
My rubric here is always to ask: "What is the easiest thing to do?" because most of the time, that's what in fact gets done. What this author is asking for is a bit more difficult than the trend he opposes, so I am not sanguine about its success. It is, nevertheless, worth thinking about, and I would be delighted to be proved wrong.
Posted by jho at September 29, 2003 02:04 PM