{"product_id":"the-economy-of-collaboration-the-new-digital-platforms-of-production-and-consumption-paperback","title":"The Economy of Collaboration: The New Digital Platforms of Production and Consumption - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancesco Ramella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCecilia Manzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past few decades, the world economy has undergone radical transformations, in part connected to the expansion of the 'digital economy', in part to the growing interconnection via the internet of the world of objects and physical processes. This 'great transformation' poses the dilemma on the capitalism's ability to reconcile economic and social value, keeping together economic well-being, social cohesion and political freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economy of Collaboration \u003c\/i\u003ecan offer a contribution in this direction but requires courageous policies to mediate the various interests at stake, as well as to rethink and make more sustainable its development, by increasing the benefits not only for businesses but also for workers and consumers. In short, to create \u003ci\u003eshared value\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book refers to a mode of organizing the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services based on cooperative relations. The main reference is to activities linked to the digital economy, since they are the emerging forms of a definitely older phenomenon, but which is expanding on an ever-wider scale thanks to new technologies. These collaborative activities can be regulated differently, along a continuum that ranges from the pole of market exchanges to that of generalized reciprocity, with various intermediate mixed forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Ramella is a Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Torino, Italy, where he is Co-Director of the 'Luigi Bobbio' Center\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe co-founded and was the first president of the Italian Society of Economic Sociology. In 2016, he published the \u003ci\u003eSociology of Economic Innovation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecilia Manzo is an Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773384884512,"sku":"9780367636333","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb409e7c1c68a51bde1eae0bcf61ae0b_095636c8-6a23-4359-aff8-542d051a3e77.webp?v=1780425756","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-economy-of-collaboration-the-new-digital-platforms-of-production-and-consumption-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}