Of Subprimes and Subsidies: The Political Economy of the Financial Crisis

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Bardhan
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
The Political

scholarly journals The (A)Political Economy of Bitcoin

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilis Kostakis ◽  
Chris Giotitsas
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Digital Currency ◽  
Alternative Practices

The still raging financial crisis of 2007–2008 has enabled the emergence of several alternative practices concerning the production, circulation and use of money. This essay explores the political economy of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Specifically, we examine the context in which this digital currency is emerging as well as its nature, dynamics, advantages, and disadvantages. We conclude that Bitcoin, a truly interesting experiment, exemplifies "distributed capitalism" and should be mostly seen as a technological innovation. Rather than providing pragmatic answers and solutions to the current views on the financial crisis, Bitcoin provides some useful and timely questions about the principles and bases of the dominant political economy.

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