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Jeremy Rifkin

American economic and social theorist, writer, and public speaker.

Social Economics

"We are entering a world where more and more things are becoming nearly free, what I call the zero marginal cost society."

—Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 10, Palgrave Macmillan

"The Internet of Things will connect every thing with everyone in an integrated global network."

—Jeremy Rifkin, The Third Industrial Revolution (2011), p. 38, Palgrave Macmillan

"The great paradox of the capitalist market is that the competitive process leads to near zero marginal costs."

—Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 69, Palgrave Macmillan

"The sharing economy is the first new economic system to enter the world stage since capitalism."

—Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 235, Palgrave Macmillan

"We are moving from ownership to access."

—Jeremy Rifkin, The Age of Access (2000), p. 5, Tarcher

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+== Additional Notable Quotes ==
+=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
+<blockquote>"The great paradox of the capitalist market is that the competitive process leads to near zero marginal costs."</blockquote>
+—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 69, Palgrave Macmillan
+=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
+<blockquote>"The sharing economy is the first new economic system to enter the world stage since capitalism."</blockquote>
+—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 235, Palgrave Macmillan
+=== On Intangible Assets and Valuation ===
+<blockquote>"We are moving from ownership to access."</blockquote>
+—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Age of Access'' (2000), p. 5, Tarcher