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=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
<blockquote>"We are entering a world where more and more things are becoming nearly free, what I call the zero marginal cost society."</blockquote>
"We are entering a world where more and more things are becoming nearly free, what I call the zero marginal cost society."<ref name="ref_2014_p10_1">Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 10, Palgrave Macmillan</ref>
—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 10, Palgrave Macmillan


=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
<blockquote>"The Internet of Things will connect every thing with everyone in an integrated global network."</blockquote>
"The Internet of Things will connect every thing with everyone in an integrated global network."<ref name="ref_2011_p38_1">Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Third Industrial Revolution'' (2011), p. 38, Palgrave Macmillan</ref>
—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Third Industrial Revolution'' (2011), p. 38, Palgrave Macmillan


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=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
=== 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>
"The great paradox of the capitalist market is that the competitive process leads to near zero marginal costs."<ref name="ref_2014_p69_1">Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 69, Palgrave Macmillan</ref>
—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 69, Palgrave Macmillan


=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies ===
<blockquote>"The sharing economy is the first new economic system to enter the world stage since capitalism."</blockquote>
"The sharing economy is the first new economic system to enter the world stage since capitalism."<ref name="ref_2014_p235_1">Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 235, Palgrave Macmillan</ref>
—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Zero Marginal Cost Society'' (2014), p. 235, Palgrave Macmillan


=== On Intangible Assets and Valuation ===
=== On Intangible Assets and Valuation ===
<blockquote>"We are moving from ownership to access."</blockquote>
"We are moving from ownership to access."<ref name="ref_2000_p5_1">Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Age of Access'' (2000), p. 5, Tarcher</ref>
—Jeremy Rifkin, ''The Age of Access'' (2000), p. 5, Tarcher

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Jeremy Rifkin

Biography

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

School of Thought

Social Economics

Notable Quotes

On Zero Marginal Cost Society

"We are entering a world where more and more things are becoming nearly free, what I call the zero marginal cost society."[1]

On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies

"The Internet of Things will connect every thing with everyone in an integrated global network."[2]


References

  1. Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 10, Palgrave Macmillan
  2. Jeremy Rifkin, The Third Industrial Revolution (2011), p. 38, Palgrave Macmillan

Additional Notable Quotes

On Zero Marginal Cost Society

"The great paradox of the capitalist market is that the competitive process leads to near zero marginal costs."[1]

On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies

"The sharing economy is the first new economic system to enter the world stage since capitalism."[2]

On Intangible Assets and Valuation

"We are moving from ownership to access."[3]

  1. Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 69, Palgrave Macmillan
  2. Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 235, Palgrave Macmillan
  3. Jeremy Rifkin, The Age of Access (2000), p. 5, Tarcher