@book{Bauwens2019, abstract = {Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer.What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions this book tries to answer. Peer to peer is a type of social relations in human networks, as well as a technological infrastructure that makes the generalization and scaling up of such relations possible. Thus, peer to peer enables a new mode of production and creates the potential for a transition to a commons-oriented economy.}, address = {London}, author = {Bauwens, Michel and Kostakis, Vasilis and Pazaitis, Alex}, doi = {10.16997/book33}, isbn = {978-1-911534-77-8, 978-1-911534-78-5, 978-1-911534-79-2, 978-1-911534-80-8}, keyword = {innovation, P2P, digital technology, capitalism, commons, peer to peer}, month = {Mar}, pages = {102}, publisher = {University of Westminster Press}, subtitle = {The Commons Manifesto}, title = {Peer to Peer}, year = {2019} }