The Zero Marginal Cost Society The Zero Marginal Cost Society Jeremy Rifkin

The Zero Marginal Cost Society

How Connected Technologies, Shared Resources, and Collaborative Networks Are Dismantling Traditional Capitalism

by Jeremy Rifkin

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About This Book

Published in 2014, this work presents evidence that capitalism contains mechanisms of its own downfall. The system's pursuit of efficiency and productivity reduces production costs so dramatically that traditional business models become unsustainable. Rising from capitalism's decline, a collaborative economic structure powered by internet connectivity will emerge to replace it.

Who Should Read This?

  • Readers curious about economic transformation and where global markets are headed
  • Individuals seeking to understand how emerging technologies reshape society and daily life
  • Defenders of free-market capitalism who want to examine challenges to their worldview

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