{"product_id":"the-age-of-extraction","title":"The Age Of Extraction","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise yet century-spanning exploration of the power\nof platforms, what the future of capitalism will look like, and how to build\neconomies that provide equality and lasting prosperity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn every society, there has been an essential platform—a central\nmarketplace—where people come to buy, sell, and make their living. While each\nculture and era are distinct, all have such a platform to serve as the beating\nheart of the economy. Over most of human history, these platforms have been\npublic and physical: city centers, ports, shopping streets, and stock markets.\nToday, however, these arenas are more sophisticated, largely privatized, and\nvirtual: they are digital, accessible anywhere, and anchored by the Internet\nitself. The way these platforms operate determines how the economy works, who\nit benefits and fails, and how society functions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNow, Tim Wu—the preeminent legal scholar who coined the phrase “net\nneutrality”—explores what these platforms tell us about our worlds, and why it\nis so crucial that they are fair and equal. \u003ci\u003ePlatform Capitalism \u003c\/i\u003eis\na sweeping look into the systems we have used for centuries—from the ancient\ncity square to the computer operating system—and reveals what our economies,\nsocieties, and life itself will look like in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTIM WU is an author, policy advocate, and professor at\nColumbia University, best known for coining the term \"net\nneutrality.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 2006, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e named him one\nof 50 leaders in science and technology; in 2007, \u003ci\u003e01238\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\nlisted him as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates; in 2013, \u003ci\u003eNational\nLaw Journal\u003c\/i\u003e included him in \"America's 100 Most Influential\nLawyers\"; and in 2014 and 2015, he was named to the \"Politico\n50.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe formerly wrote for \u003ci\u003eSlate,\u003c\/i\u003e where he won\nthe Lowell Thomas Gold medal for Travel Journalism, and is a contributing\nwriter for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2015, he was appointed to the\nExecutive Staff of the Office of New York State Attorney General Eric\nSchneiderman as a senior enforcement counsel and special adviser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807752909007,"sku":"9781524712952","price":33.25,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_03678c39-eeb6-412d-8852-7379b6051652.jpg?v=1777008543","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/the-age-of-extraction","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}