Bitcoin and Beyond.
This volume brings scholars of anthropology, economics, Science and Technology Studies, and sociology together with global political economy scholars in assessing the actual implications posed by Bitcoin and blockchains for contemporary global governance. Its interdisciplinary contributions provide...
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Abingdon
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20171115.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: what are blockchains and how are they relevant to governance in the contemporary global political economy?; 2. Moneys at the margins: from political experiment to cashless societies 3. The internal and external governance of blockchain-based organizations: evidence from cryptocurrencies; 4. The mutual constitution of technology and global governance: bitcoin, block chains, and the international anti-money-laundering regime; 5. Between liberalization and prohibition: prudent enthusiasm and the governance of bitcoin/blockchain technology; 6. Cryptocurrencies and digital payment rails in networked global governance: perspectives on inclusion and innovation; 7. Governing what wasn't meant to be governed: a controversy-based approach to the study of bitcoin governance; 8. Experiments in algorithmic governance: a history and ethnography of "The DAO," a failed decentralized autonomous organization; 9. Conclusion: towards a block age or blockages of global governance?