cover image In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power

In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power

Shoshana Zuboff. Basic Books, $32 (468pp) ISBN 978-0-465-03211-2

Zuboff asserts that the computer is paving the way for a redistribution of authority in the workplace. ``Geared to managers and information-systems experts, her findings, though ponderously written, will be of value to those who want to get the most knowledge and power from computerization,'' said PW. (Sept.)