democracy | Data Economics

Communication and the Transformation of Economics

2015-07-16 / 0 comments

Robert E. Babe’s (1995) compilation of essays provides a profound critique of the reductionist conception of information and communication in neoclassical economics. Here are some outtakes: [D]ue to perfunctory and ill-conceived conceptions of information and communication, maintream economics promotes and “justifies” policies (summarized in this book as “neoconservative policy agenda”) that increase disparities […]. (ibid.,…

Decline of the hyperlink

2015-07-16 / 0 comments

Nice read by Hossein Derakhshan on the changing nature of the web as a democratic tool for communication: The Web We Have to Save His points in brief: The web has changed dramatically since the massive uptake of social media in 2008. New mechanisms to build and maintain visibility, credibility and reputation have emerged. Hyperlinks,…