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The zero marginal cost society : the internet of things, the collaborative commons, and the eclipse of capitalism / Jeremy Rifkin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014Description: 356 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1137278463
  • 9781137278463
Other title:
  • Internet of things, the collaborative commons, and the eclipse of capitalism
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 330.126 23
LOC classification:
  • HB501 .R555 2014
Contents:
Part I. The untold history of capitalism : -- Part II. The near zero marginal cost society : -- Part III. The rise of the collaborative commons : -- Part IV. Social capital and the sharing economy : -- Part V. The economy of abundance : -- --
Acknowledgements -- 1. The great paradigm shift from market capitalism to the collaborative commons -- Part I. The untold history of capitalism : -- 2. The European enclosures and the birth of the market economy -- 3. The courtship of capitalism and vertical integration -- 4. Human nature through a capitalist lens -- Part II. The near zero marginal cost society : -- 5. Extreme productivity, the internet of thing, and free energy -- 6. 3D printing: from mass production to production by the masses -- 7. MOOCs and a zero marginal cost education -- 8. The last worker standing -- 9. The ascent of the prosumer and the build-out of the smart economy -- Part III. The rise of the collaborative commons : -- 10. The comedy of the commons -- 11. The collaboratists prepare for battle -- 12. The struggle to define and control the intelligent infrastructure -- Part IV. Social capital and the sharing economy : -- 13. The transformation from ownership to access -- 14. Crowdfunding social capital, democratizing currency, humanizing entrepreneurship, and rethinking work -- Part V. The economy of abundance : -- 15. The sustainable cornucopia -- 16. A biosphere lifestyle -- Afterword: a personal note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index..
Summary: "In The Zero Marginal Cost Society, New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin describes how the emerging Internet of Things is speeding us to an era of nearly free goods and services, precipitating the meteoric rise of a global Collaborative Commons and the eclipse of capitalism. Rifkin uncovers a paradox at the heart of capitalism that has propelled it to greatness but is now taking it to its death—the inherent entrepreneurial dynamism of competitive markets that drives productivity up and marginal costs down, enabling businesses to reduce the price of their goods and services in order to win over consumers and market share."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The untold history of capitalism : -- Part II. The near zero marginal cost society : -- Part III. The rise of the collaborative commons : -- Part IV. Social capital and the sharing economy : -- Part V. The economy of abundance : -- --

Acknowledgements -- 1. The great paradigm shift from market capitalism to the collaborative commons -- Part I. The untold history of capitalism : -- 2. The European enclosures and the birth of the market economy -- 3. The courtship of capitalism and vertical integration -- 4. Human nature through a capitalist lens -- Part II. The near zero marginal cost society : -- 5. Extreme productivity, the internet of thing, and free energy -- 6. 3D printing: from mass production to production by the masses -- 7. MOOCs and a zero marginal cost education -- 8. The last worker standing -- 9. The ascent of the prosumer and the build-out of the smart economy -- Part III. The rise of the collaborative commons : -- 10. The comedy of the commons -- 11. The collaboratists prepare for battle -- 12. The struggle to define and control the intelligent infrastructure -- Part IV. Social capital and the sharing economy : -- 13. The transformation from ownership to access -- 14. Crowdfunding social capital, democratizing currency, humanizing entrepreneurship, and rethinking work -- Part V. The economy of abundance : -- 15. The sustainable cornucopia -- 16. A biosphere lifestyle -- Afterword: a personal note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index..

"In The Zero Marginal Cost Society, New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin describes how the emerging Internet of Things is speeding us to an era of nearly free goods and services, precipitating the meteoric rise of a global Collaborative Commons and the eclipse of capitalism. Rifkin uncovers a paradox at the heart of capitalism that has propelled it to greatness but is now taking it to its death—the inherent entrepreneurial dynamism of competitive markets that drives productivity up and marginal costs down, enabling businesses to reduce the price of their goods and services in order to win over consumers and market share."--Publisher's website.

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