Peer to Peer
Contributors: Kostakis, Vasilis; Pazaitis, Alex
Publisher: University of Westminster Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781911534785; 9781911534778; 9781911534792; 9781911534808
Subjects: Social theory; Social issues & processes; Political economy; Economic systems & structures; Impact of science & technology on society; Business innovation
Description: "Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer.
What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions this book tries to answer. Peer to peer is a type of social relations in human networks, as well as a technological infrastructure that makes the generalization and scaling up of such relations possible. Thus, peer to peer enables a new mode of production and creates the potential for a transition to a commons-oriented economy.  "

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