[open-economics] Open Economics Book Club

Tue Feb 7 14:46:30 UTC 2012

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to be involved too, but in support of Sam, I'm more likely to
find time for something on the scale of Coarse's Penguin than Wealth
of Networks.

Dan

On 6 February 2012 19:19, Sam Leon <sam.leon at okfn.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Really keen, sounds like a great idea. Count me in.
>
> One thought: 'Wealth of Networks' is fairly long and dense. We could begin
> with 'Coase's Penguin, or Linux and the Nature of the Firm' [1] instead...
>
> S
>
> [1] http://www.benkler.org/CoasesPenguin.html
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Velichka Dimitrova
> <velichka.dimitrova at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> There has been a lot of interest in an Open Economics Book Club, which
>> would be a monthly social activity in which we would discuss togethers
>> books and articles we have read in the field of Open Economics.
>>
>> Probably the first book we will start with is Benkler's Wealth of
>> Nations: http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks.pdf and
>> articles on the public domain. You are very welcome to make
>> suggestions about books would like to read and we will make a poll
>> with the ones we will start with. Some public economics classics are
>> also welcome.
>>
>> The OpenEcon BookClub will be based in London, yet if there is
>> interest from other locations, we could organise online talks as well.
>> Exact location and day/time will be confirmed.
>>
>> Let us know if you are interested in the idea and which books/articles
>> you would consider reading,
>>
>> --
>> Velichka Dimitrova
>> Open Economics Working Group Coordinator
>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> Twitter: @okfnecon, @vndimitrova
>> Website: www.openeconomics.net
>
>
>
>
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> Sam Leon
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