Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

Power and Progress is a groundbreaking book that challenges conventional wisdom on economics and history, offering a bold new perspective on how technology can shape society for the better.

Written by two of the world's leading experts in their field, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the past 1000 years of history and contemporary evidence to make one thing clear: progress depends on the choices we make about technology.

The authors demonstrate how new technologies can either serve the narrow interests of an elite or become the foundation for widespread prosperity, and offer specific ideas for how to redirect innovation so it benefits most people.

This book will fundamentally change how you see the world and provide the vision needed to create a better future for all.