[open-economics] Open Economics Book Club

[Dan Hetherington]

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
>
>
>
>
> --
> Sam Leon
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