They are labour-saving technologies that, in their design, reflect the international distribution of income: the fifth of the world that earns 80% of the world's income has four times the purchasing power of the poorest 80%; therefore, it is evident that technology will be guided toward the preferences of the richest members of international society.
Il s’agit de technologies économisant la main-d’œuvre qui, dans leur conception, traduisent la répartition mondiale des revenus : le cinquième de la population qui gagne 80 p. 100 du revenu mondial a un pouvoir d’achat quatre fois supérieur à celui des 80 p.