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Technology and Property

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The application of scarcity and private property to technology is misguided because technology is a special kind of commons, particularly ill-suited for conversion to private property and market pricing. Emphasizing the de-centering of technology, the article explores technology’s communal aspects, Ostrom’s commons, and the dialectical process involved in the social construction of technology. An appendix adds institutional context.

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  • William M. Dugger, 2016. "Technology and Property," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 48(1), pages 111-126, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:48:y:2016:i:1:p:111-126
    DOI: 10.1177/0486613415586989
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    Keywords

    technology; property rights; communal institutions;
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    JEL classification:

    • B50 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - General
    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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