Economist:Jeremy Rifkin
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]
On Zero Marginal Cost Society
"The great paradox of the capitalist market is that the competitive process leads to near zero marginal costs."[3]
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies
"The sharing economy is the first new economic system to enter the world stage since capitalism."[4]
On Intangible Assets and Valuation
"We are moving from ownership to access."[5]
References
- ↑ Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 10, Palgrave Macmillan
- ↑ Jeremy Rifkin, The Third Industrial Revolution (2011), p. 38, Palgrave Macmillan
- ↑ Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 69, Palgrave Macmillan
- ↑ Jeremy Rifkin, The Zero Marginal Cost Society (2014), p. 235, Palgrave Macmillan
- ↑ Jeremy Rifkin, The Age of Access (2000), p. 5, Tarcher