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<p>Note to Reader ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>Introduction xxvii<br /> <i>Jean-Pierre CHAMOUX</i></p> <p><b>Part 1. A Disruptive Economy 1</b></p> <p>Introduction to Part 1 3<br /> <i>Jean-Pierre CHAMOUX</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 1. Companies: the Great Transformation 7<br /> </b><i>Godefroy DANG N’GUYEN</i></p> <p>Information: the raw material of digital technology 10</p> <p>The causes of disruption and their limits 14</p> <p>The business philosophy of digital technology 15</p> <p>Moving upmarket and buybacks 16</p> <p>Concluding reflections 19</p> <p>Bibliography 21</p> <p><b>Chapter 2. Media: Innovation, Self-production, Creativity 23<br /> </b><i>Jean-Paul SIMON</i></p> <p>User-generated content: scaling up 26</p> <p>Books, authors and communities 30</p> <p>Cinema and video: creation, streaming and parodies 35</p> <p>Do it yourself with music: new creativity? 39</p> <p>Press and information: dialogue with readers or free work? 40</p> <p>Video games: co-innovators? 43</p> <p>Conclusion: creativity, but a limited model 45</p> <p>Bibliography 47</p> <p><b>Chapter 3. New Intermediaries: Extra-territorial Platforms 55<br /> </b><i>Stéphane GRUMBACH</i></p> <p>What has changed? 57</p> <p>Intermediation 58</p> <p>Platform economics 60</p> <p>Laws of the digital economy 63</p> <p>Going towards a new management of resources 69</p> <p>Building political legitimacy 71</p> <p>Conclusion 74</p> <p>Bibliography 75</p> <p><b>Part 2. New Perspectives 77</b></p> <p>Introduction to Part 2 79<br /> <i>Jean-Pierre CHAMOUX</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 4. The Collaborative Economy: What Are We Talking About? 81<br /> </b><i>Godefroy DANG N’GUYEN</i></p> <p>Numerous examples 83</p> <p>Commercial versus collaborative peer-to-peer 85</p> <p>Peer-to-peer trading, the intermediation’s triumph 87</p> <p>How is collaborative peer-to-peer actually organized? 91</p> <p>Are commons manageable? 93</p> <p>Looking at the future of collaborative peer-to-peer 96</p> <p>Conclusion 97</p> <p>Bibliography 99</p> <p><b>Chapter 5. Towards a Post-industrial iconomy 101<br /> </b><i>Michel VOLLE</i></p> <p>Summary of previous times 103</p> <p>Real and imagined digital influence 104</p> <p>Can an intelligence be artificial? 109</p> <p>Distinguishing power from intelligence 113</p> <p>In summary: towards the iconomy? 115</p> <p>Conclusion and recommendations 121</p> <p>Bibliography 123</p> <p><b>Chapter 6. The Chips Industry: Moore and Rock’s Laws 125<br /> </b><i>Gérard DRÉAN</i></p> <p>Some words about technique: where do we stand today? 127</p> <p>High-tech production 128</p> <p>An original economy 129</p> <p>Rock’s law leads to concentration 130</p> <p>De-integration, specialization and reconfiguration 132</p> <p>How to stay in the lead pack? 133</p> <p>Bibliography 135</p> <p><b>Chapter 7. Measuring and Compiling Wealth 137<br /> </b><i>Jean-Pierre CHAMOUX</i></p> <p>National accounting and gross revenue 140</p> <p>Consequences of post-industrial society 145</p> <p>How can the digital economy be better described? 150</p> <p>Elements for a summary 154</p> <p>Bibliography 157</p> <p>Appendix A. Microelectronics: a typically multinational sector 158</p> <p>Appendix B. Trade, currencies and digital disruption 161</p> <p>Conclusion 165<br /> <i>Jean-Pierre CHAMOUX</i></p> <p>Appendices 187</p> <p>Appendix 1 189</p> <p>Appendix 2 191</p> <p>List of Authors 193</p> <p>Index of Names and Brands 195</p> <p>Index of Notions 199</p>

<p><b>Jean-Pierre Chamoux</b> is Emeritus Professor at Paris Descartes University in France. He has advised France, The World Bank and Europe in leading telecommunications towards the digital era and is chair of the Comité Jean Fourastié.</p>

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