[open-economics] Open Economics Book Club

Tue Feb 14 00:43:45 UTC 2012

Hi there,

The book club sounds like a great idea - also a good opportunity to
establish a regular informal meetup where people interested in open
data can come along and chat.

I guess it's better to stick to short pieces, as reading a book is
quite a commitment....

Any guess on when the first meet up is going to be?

Guo

On 7 February 2012 14:46, Dan Hetherington <dan.hetherington at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>> Community Coordinator
>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> http://okfn.org/
>> Skype: samedleon
>>
>>
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