Blockchain technology enables new kinds of decentralized systems. Thus, it has often been
advocated as a “disruptive” technology that could have the potentiality of reshaping political …

The current internet economy is characterised by a historically unprecedented bundling of
private sector power over infrastructures. This situation is harmful for overcoming problems …

This chapter outlines the promise of blockchain for the construction industry. Blockchain is
an opportunity to create novel forms of economic coordination toward better collaboration …

Blockchain for local communities are blockchain-based applications that support the
participation of people in the social and economic life of their local community. These …

This paper outlines why and how blockchain can digitally support and evolve the
governance of collaborative project deliveries, such as integrated project deliveries (IPDs) …

“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work,”
wrote pseudonymous Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto in an early forum post announcing …

Aggregations between nations may be originated from many reasons: military, political,
religious and especially economic. Basing ourselves on neoclassical economic theory and …

In the context of extreme societal polarization, activists have mobilized to protest injustices
and claim their rights, yet such efforts often fall short of goals because demands normally are …

Critically assessing meanings of the term" public", this book situates the emergence and
expansion of" public services" within market-based forms of production and consumption. It …

Blockchain technology has emerged as a revolutionary force with the potential to address
pressing social challenges and transform traditional paradigms in humanitarian aid and …