Free software production as critical social practice

Economy and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 597-625

  Barron, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

copyleft; free software; immaterial labour; new spirit of capitalism; open source; reputational capital

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84889583290     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2013.791510     Document Type: Article

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