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Working more or less - technology and the work-life balance

Geoff Riley

16th February 2015

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In this short video, Juliet Schor of Boston College discusses the paradox that, despite gains in technology, many people aren't working less - instead they are working more. What does this mean for their quality of life and for the environment?

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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