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According to Putnam, the more we prioritize our private bubbles over public life, the more we disconnect from our local surroundings. This has weakened American democracy. Fewer people are engaged in politics, and those who do are often at the political poles. With less social capital, our neighborhoods are connected by fewer informal, reciprocal t... See more
Far from being a necessary phase in every nation’s progress, rising inequality is a policy choice.
Kate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
In the digital economy, user data is typically treated as capital created by corporations observing willing individuals. This neglects users' roles in creating data, reducing incentives for users, distributing the gains from the data economy unequally, and stoking fears of automation. Instead, treating data (at least partially) as labor could help ... See more
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
De la croissance sans fin à la prospérité équilibrée
Kate RAWORTH • La Théorie du donut
Contrary to the founding theories of development economics, inequality does not make economies grow faster: if anything, it slows them down. And it does so by wasting the potential of much of the population: people who could be schoolteachers or market traders, nurses or micro-entrepreneurs – actively contributing to the wealth and well-being of th
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