December 18, 2015 Oleg Komlik BITS & BRIEFS: From shells to Bitcoin // Tales on ‘sharing’ tech industry // Wealthy love the crisis // Universities for the public From shells and coins to apps and Bitcoin. Underneath, money is always a token of our social relations – by Prof. Bill Maurer Tech industry, for all its talk of ‘sharing’ & ‘democratizing’, is addicted to business models of short-term returns – by Professor Nathan Schneider and Professor Trebor Scholz Do Capitalists really want economic recovery? How the wealthy learned to stop worrying and love the crisis – by Professor Shimshon Bichler and Professor Jonathan Nitzan Universities should benefit the Public, not just the public purse. Viewing students as customers, we are losing sight of higher education’s true purpose – Professor Joshua Forstenzer and Professor Matthew Flinders *** Join the Economic Sociology and Political Economy community through Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / Google+ / Reddit / Tumblr Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInTumblrTelegramRedditPinterestPocketSkypeLike this:Like Loading... Related
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