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The Distribution of Work and Income

When workers are displaced by machines, the economy can suffer from the loss of their purchasing power. Historically the problem has been eased by shortening the work week, a trend currently at a standstill

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 247 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Distribution of Work and Income” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 247 No. 3 (), p. 188
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0982-188