Technology and the Common Good

Download or read book Technology and the Common Good written by Allen Batteau and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2022-06-10 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the work of Elinor Ostrom (Governing the Commons) the author examines how the different shared goods of a democratic society are shaped by technology and demonstrates how club goods, common pool resources, and public goods are supported, enhanced, and disrupted by technology. He further argues that as the common good is undermined by different interests, it should be possible to reclaim technology, if the members of the society conclude that they have something in common.