Technology’s potential for divergence and convergence: Facing a century of structural transformation

Will the technological transformations unfolding before our eyes increase inequality? Many think so, but the choice is ours. There certainly is historical precedent for technological revolutions to carve deep and persistent inequalities. The Industrial Revolution may have set humanity on a path towards unprecedented improvements in well-being. But it also opened the Great Divergence, separating societies that industrialized, producing and exporting manufacturing goods, from many that depended on primary commodities well into the middle of the 20th century.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Reduced Inequalities

Decent Work and Economic Growth