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Toward An Open Co-operativism: A New Social Economy Based On Open Platforms, Co-Operative Models And The Commons

by Pat Conaty and David Bollier

“The power of open source principles, now proven beyond a doubt, is rapidly proliferating into many other areas of culture, production and social life.  The prospect of more participatory, socially convivial forms of production – accountable to communities and mindful of the larger common good – has never seemed more achievable.  Still, there are important organizational, legal and financial hurdles to overcome – not to mention cultural and political differences – that must be dealt with if co-operatives are to find common ground with digital commoners and peer producers.  Fortunately, there are emerging models such as multi-stakeholder cooperatives that could be vehicles for such cooperation.”

 

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Blockchain technology : toward a decentralized governance of digital platforms?

by Primavera de Filippi and Xavier Lavayssière

 

More recently, a new technology has came about, together with a whole new set of promises for decentralization and disintermediation. By combining peer-to-peer technologies, game theory and cryptographic primitives, blockchain technology makes it possible for people to experiment with new forms of peer-production and distributed collaboration. Just like the Internet enabled users to
communicate on a peer-to-peer basis, bypassing traditional intermediaries, Bitcoin and other blockchain-based applications enable users to exchange value directly with one another, relying on economic models and incentivization schemes that do not require the intervention of any trusted authority or intermediary operator.

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