Understanding the Blockchain Economy

Chris Berg, Sinclair Davidson and Jason Potts

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Blockchains are the distributed ledger technology that powers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But blockchains can be used for more than the transfer of tokens – they are a significant new economic infrastructure. This book offers the first scholarly analysis of the economic nature of blockchains and the shape of the blockchain economy. By applying the institutional economics of Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson, this book shows how blockchains are poised to reshape the nature of firms, governments, markets, and civil society.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
ISBN: 9781788974998
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 1-14

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Ch 2 The institutional economics of blockchain , pp 15-36

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Ch 3 The universal Turing institution , pp 37-53

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Ch 4 The microfoundations of ledgers , pp 54-73

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Ch 5 Money, dequity, and the barter economy of the future , pp 74-95

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Ch 6 Supply chains and identity , pp 96-119

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Ch 7 The V-form organisation and the future of the firm , pp 120-137

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Ch 8 Public policy in a blockchain era , pp 138-151

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Ch 9 Capitalism after Satoshi , pp 152-164

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Ch 10 Conclusion , pp 165-167

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