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The Digital Economy Is Broken—But It’s Not Too Late

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Indeed, these digital technologies would enable people to transcend the geographic boundaries that constrained their ability to pursue the lives they valued, enabling them to acquire more social, economic, and political power. However, current reality is miles apart from that vision.

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Investing in Enterprises That Work for Everyone

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Who owns an enterprise, and what rights are associated with that ownership, determines a large part of who controls and benefits from the economy. The retailer Publix and the food company King Arthur Baking Company are both owned by ESOPs. Conventional enterprises typically have a single class of ownership, delineated by shares.