Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data

That data are a valuable resource is widely recognized. But ideas on how best to organize a data economy are far and few between. This book offers plenty of food for thought. - Ludwig Siegele, Technology Editor of The Economist

Provocative - Financial Times

An unnerving yet plausible portrait of a future in which ‘finance capitalism will be as old-fashioned as Flower Power. - Kirkus

In the past 20 years, the big platform players of the digital economy have reaped huge profits. This book explains how we can turn data-richness into a win for everyone in society. A must-read for all who believe in competition and fair distribution of wealth. - Don Tapscott, author of The Digital Economy, Wikinomics, and Blockchain-Revolution

Stunning and extremely provocative … will help us all reimagine what capitalism could become in our new, data-centric, AI based world. - John Seely Brown, Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corp; Former Director, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC); and Co-author of Design Unbound

Viktor Mayer-Schonberger is the co-author (with Kenneth Cukier) of Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think. Published in 2013, the book has been translated into 20 languages and has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Thomas Ramge is the technology correspondent of the business magazine brand eins and writes for The Economist.