Technology and the Future of Work: Reshaping the Workplace [Hardcover]

This book examines how the progress of digital technology is transforming the world of work, skill demand, labour market institutions, and regulations in countries like India. It studies the challenges, opportunities, and current and future contributions of digital technologies. The volume poses salient questions regarding the ICT sector, I4.0 technologies, the gig economy, remote work, and the regulatory environment, and interrogates the policy and regulatory measures needed to promote more inclusive and decent work in the future.

Part of the Towards Sustainable Futures series, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of economics, sustainable development, sociology of work, labour economics, Indian economy, public policy, and human resource management. It will also be extremely useful to policymakers, government organisations, civil society organisations, and those in the corporate sector.

1 Introduction 1

2 Growth and employment 18

3 Information and communications technology and employment 43

4 Industry 4.0 technologies: Opportunities and risks 62

5 Emerging gig economy: A standard or non-standard work 88

6 New work environment: Work from home 105

7 Skill and employment: Demand-supply gap 116

8 Emerging policies and regulatory challenges 134

9 Conclusion and way forward 148

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