The ‘Big Bang’ in Mass Production was followed by speculative frenzy, a financial crisis and the Great Depression
The deployment of Mass Production and the post-war Golden Age
Maturity deferred: the globalization of Mass Production
Complementary policy changes in low- and middle-income countries
5.3 Economic and Social Sustainability during the Mass Production Paradigm
The synergistic close fit between economic and social sustainability in the Golden Age
The erosion of synergy between economic and social sustainability after the Golden Age
5.4 The Crisis in Environmental Sustainability during the Mass Production Paradigm
5.5 Mass Production: The Balance Sheet
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15 6 Information and Communication Technologies: The Motor of the New Techno-Economic Paradigm 6.1 The Emergence of the New Heartland Technology 6.2 Digital Logic – the Brains of the System 6.3 The Evolution of ICTs Data storage and communication Computer-integrated and flexible production systems The Internet of Things Big Data and Artificial Intelligence 6.4 Beyond Mass Production ICTs provide the capacity to revive productivity growth ICTs provide the capacity for decentralized production, and thus for bringing residence, production and consumption closer together ICTs can provide the capacity to customize products to meet individual needs ICTs can provide the capacity for shared, rather than individualized, consumption, and for repairable rather than throwaway products ICTs can enhance the capacity for greener production systems, and for the development of renewable energy ICTs provide for peer-to-peer communication that enhances civil society 6.5 Not Just Roses, Also Weeds in the Garden Notes
16 7 Transformative Change in Practice 7.1 Mobile Telephones Transform the Financial Sector and Facilitate Economic and Social Inclusion Mobile phones have promoted financial inclusion and renewable energy in Kenya Social inclusion through access to renewable energy Mobile telephony and techno-economic paradigms 7.2 Renewable Energy, Large Dams and Hydroelectric Power The impact of large hydro in the Zambesi River basin Large dams also support irrigation Is there an alternative to large-dam hydroelectricity? Large hydro, renewables and techno-economic paradigms 7.3 Precision Farming and Robots in Agriculture The extension of mass production in mechanized farming ICTs, robotics and machine-learning can transform mechanized farming Precision farming and techno-economic paradigms 7.4 Three Case-Studies – The Balance Sheet Notes
17 8 What’s To Be Done? 8.1 The What – Visioning a More Sustainable Future A more sustainable environment A more sustainable economy A more sustainable society 8.2 The How – What Actions Will Deliver a More Sustainable World? Regulating and changing behaviour in the financial sector Reducing the concentration of individual and corporate power A Smart Green New Deal Incentivizing changes in behaviour Infrastructure to support the Circular Economy Innovation to support the Green New Deal Strengthening global and local governance Promoting global development
