![]() Though Benkler doesn't really present any new ideas here, and sometimes draws simplistic distinctions, his defense of the Internet's power to enrich people's lives is often stirring. Where Benkler excels is in bringing together disparate strands of the new information economy, from the democratization of the newsmedia via blogs to the online effort publicizing weaknesses in Diebold voting machines. Yochai Benkler The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom 1st Edition by Yochai Benkler (Author) 39 ratings Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 9.95 - 33.75 27 Used from 2.68 4 New from 31.91 Paperback 8.73 - 21.91 41 Used from 1.61 13 New from 16.83 1 Collectible from 23. Non-market innovation is a good thing in itself and doesn't even have to threaten entrenched interests, Benkler argues rather, ""social production"" can use resources that the industrial information economy leaves behind. New types of collaboration, such as Wikipedia or ""offer defined improvements in autonomy, democratic discourse, cultural creation, and justice""-as long as government regulation aimed at protecting old-school information monoliths (such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) doesn't succeed. Frischmannt The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom, Yochai Benkler. In Benkler's view, the new ""networked information economy"" allows individuals and groups to be more productive than profit-seeking ventures. ![]() In this thick academic book, Yale law professor Benkler offers a comprehensive catalog of flashpoints in the conflict between old and new information creators. ![]()
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