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Ours to Hack and to Own - The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, A New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet (Paperback)
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Ours to Hack and to Own - The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, A New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet (Paperback)
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A Wired Magazine Top Tech Book of 2017 Real democracy and the
Internet are not mutually exclusive. Here, for the first time in
one volume, are some of the most cogent thinkers and doers on the
subject of the cooptation of the Internet, and how we can resist
and reverse the process. The activists who have put together Ours
to Hack and to Own argue for a new kind of online economy: platform
cooperativism, which combines the rich heritage of cooperatives
with the promise of 21st-century technologies, free from monopoly,
exploitation, and surveillance. The on-demand economy is reversing
the rights and protections workers fought for centuries to win.
Ordinary Internet users, meanwhile, retain little control over
their personal data. While promising to be the great equalizers,
online platforms have often exacerbated social inequalities. Can
the Internet be owned and governed differently? What if Uber
drivers set up their own platform, or if a city’s residents
controlled their own version of Airbnb? This book shows that
another kind of Internet is possible—and that, in a new
generation of online platforms, it is already taking shape.
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Imprint: |
Or Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2017 |
Editors: |
Trebor Scholz
• Nathan Schneider
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Dimensions: |
206 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
252 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-944869-33-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-944869-33-6 |
Barcode: |
9781944869335 |
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