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Blockchain and the Commons
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Recent years have seen a surge of interest in ‘the commons'based on a simple yet radical idea: great improvements in production and management could be achieved by reducing barriers to knowledge exchange and power-sharing. Ranging from meadows, forests and parks to language, open-source software (FLOSS and Blockchain) and 3D printers, the commons are distributed or common property resources/infrastructures that are self-managed by their user communities. While acknowledging the significant contributions that can be made through commons-based peer production, this book provides a critical examination of the commons with the aim of contributing to their long-term sustainability. In particular, the book examines the relation of Blockchain to the commons by illustrating the case study of the Commons Stack.Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary ideas and methodologies, the book argues that there are a number of economic and social barriers that are obstructing the wider reproduction of the commons.
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Authors
Papadimitropoulos, Vangelis
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Place of publication
Abingdon, Oxon
Publisher
Routledge
Date
2023
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Cooperation , Blockchains , Economic aspects , Databases
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