Pictures Of A Gone City

Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area

Business & Finance, Economics
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Author: Richard A. Walker ISBN: 9781629635231
Publisher: Pm Press Publication: May 31, 2018
Imprint: Pm Press E Books Language: English
Author: Richard A. Walker
ISBN: 9781629635231
Publisher: Pm Press
Publication: May 31, 2018
Imprint: Pm Press E Books
Language: English

The San Francisco Bay Area is currently the jewel in the crown of capitalism - the tech capital of the world and a gusher of wealth from the Silicon Gold Rush. It has been generating jobs, spawning new innovation, and spreading ideas that are changing lives everywhere. It boasts of being the Left Coast, the Greenest City, and the best place for workers in the USA. So what could be wrong? Overheated bubbles and spectacular crashes; exploding inequality and millions of underpaid workers; a boiling housing crisis, mass displacement, and severe environmental damage; a delusional tech elite and complicity with the worst in American politics. This sweeping account of the Bay Area in the age of the tech boom covers many bases. It begins with the phenomenal concentration of IT in Greater Silicon Valley, the resulting growth in start-ups, jobs, and output, and the unbelievable wealth at the top generated by the local economy. This is followed by a look at the new working class of colour, the m

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The San Francisco Bay Area is currently the jewel in the crown of capitalism - the tech capital of the world and a gusher of wealth from the Silicon Gold Rush. It has been generating jobs, spawning new innovation, and spreading ideas that are changing lives everywhere. It boasts of being the Left Coast, the Greenest City, and the best place for workers in the USA. So what could be wrong? Overheated bubbles and spectacular crashes; exploding inequality and millions of underpaid workers; a boiling housing crisis, mass displacement, and severe environmental damage; a delusional tech elite and complicity with the worst in American politics. This sweeping account of the Bay Area in the age of the tech boom covers many bases. It begins with the phenomenal concentration of IT in Greater Silicon Valley, the resulting growth in start-ups, jobs, and output, and the unbelievable wealth at the top generated by the local economy. This is followed by a look at the new working class of colour, the m

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