A contradiction coils through the political economy: that today's financial and economic crisis began in the historical heartland of advanced information and communications technology (ICTs): the United States. It was not supposed to turn out this way. ICTs were to be the source of economic...

Intro -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- The Progressive Power of Creative Destruction -- I: Jobs, Living Standards and Well-Being -- Translating Innovation Into Increases in Living Standards -- Good Jobs in an Era of Technological Disruption -- The Promise of Data Innovation -- The...