The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Summary
Argues that networked information technology enables “commons-based peer production,” large-scale cooperation outside markets and firms, as seen in Wikipedia and free software.
Why it’s useful here
An economic and legal case for digital commons, and a good counterpoint to the platform-dominated internet that came after.
Key ideas
- Commons-based peer production
- Nonmarket production in the networked information economy
Related
- hess-ostrom-2007-understanding-knowledge-as-a-commons.md