Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data

by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Thomas Ramge

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Markets have long been acknowledged to be a superior mechanism for managing resources but until the advent of big data, they largely functioned better in theory than in practice. Now, as ideal markets are within reach because of vastly greater access to information, we are on the verge of a major disruption. As data becomes a more valuable asset than cash, the rules for surviving and thriving are changing.

Reinventing Capitalism is a provocative look at how data is reinventing markets and, in so doing, is ushering in an era where the firm is no longer predominant. With richer and more comprehensive information about human wants and needs, an economy powered by data offers the possibility of increased abundance, equality, and resilience. The data-driven markets that will thrive in this environment are far better than firms at organizing human endeavors, meaning that finance driven capitalism is being displaced by its more efficient, more sustainable, and more democratic disruptor: data capitalism.

  • ISBN10 1473656494
  • ISBN13 9781473656499
  • Publish Date 22 February 2018
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 18 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Murray Press
  • Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English