From the Personal Democracy Forum, Steven Johnson of Where Good Ideas Come From, has a provocative talk about something that is neither capitalism nor communism. He calls it Netarian and proposes that the government use the network in new ways – for example, as a substitute for granting patents to drug companies.
See http://www.livestream.com/pdf2011/video?clipId=pla_cef1fa9a-bded-4155-b052-da4419872576
© 2011 Norman Jacknis
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