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  • Automation and the Future of Employment: Implications for India

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    Islam, Iyanatul
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    Islam, Iyanatul
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    This article reviews the international evidence on the impact of automation on employment and interprets the Indian experience in light of such evidence. It argues that the apocalyptic notion that one faces large-scale technological unemployment either in India or globally is exaggerated. On the other hand, the romantic notion that new technology–especially in the form of on-line work–will create a new era of prosperity in India driven by digitally-enabled micro-entrepreneurs is unlikely to materialize. This does not mean that new employment opportunities created by digital platforms should be shunned. They should be carefully ...
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    This article reviews the international evidence on the impact of automation on employment and interprets the Indian experience in light of such evidence. It argues that the apocalyptic notion that one faces large-scale technological unemployment either in India or globally is exaggerated. On the other hand, the romantic notion that new technology–especially in the form of on-line work–will create a new era of prosperity in India driven by digitally-enabled micro-entrepreneurs is unlikely to materialize. This does not mean that new employment opportunities created by digital platforms should be shunned. They should be carefully nurtured by novel regulatory frameworks that seek to improve wages and working conditions for the growing community of online workers in India. This should be complemented by adequate investments in digital infrastructure.
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    Journal Title
    South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management
    Volume
    5
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/2322093718802972
    Copyright Statement
    Islam, I., Automation and the Future of Employment: Implications for India, South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, ol 5, Issue 2, 2018. Copyright 2018 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
    Subject
    Business and Management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/384155
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