Eine japanische Touristenfamilie folgt an der Küste Australiens ihrem Navi bis in den Ozean, obwohl die Strasse längst verschwunden ist. Auch die Ranger im Death Valley in Arizona kennen dieses Phänomen, dass Ortsfremde der Technik mehr vertrauen als den eigenen Sinnen. Sie haben sogar einen...

How do high wage countries stay rich in a global digital economy? How Revolutionary was the Digital Revolution constructs a framework for analyzing the international digital era: one that examines the ability of political actors to innovate and experiment in spite of, or perhaps because of, the...

"This handbook provides a thorough discussion of the most recent wave of technological (and organisational) innovations, frequently called "smart" and based on the digitisation of information. The acronym stands for "Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology". This new wave is one in a...

Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The conventional outlook -- part I. The problem -- 2. How did we get into this mess? How do we get out of it? An overview -- part II. Politics -- 3. Steering system -- 4. Cost of running a society -- 5. Concentration of capital, corporate governance, power -- 6....