sample exceeds the threshold level beyond which further automation results in negative foreign direct investment growth and … direct investment is positive, but at a rate that is declining. So, although these are early warning signs, automation in …

automation in the textile industry. Despite cotton textiles becoming one of the largest sectors in the British economy, real … wages for cotton weavers did not rise for decades. As E.P. Thompson emphasized, automation forced workers into unhealthy … factories with close surveillance and little autonomy. Automation can increase wages, but only when accompanied by new tasks …