BEYOND THE JAWS

“. . .
Networks have traditionally had to reckon with a major problem, in contrast to centralized hierarchies. They have had considerable difficulty in coordinating functions, in focusing resources on specific goals, and in accomplishing a given task beyond a certain size and complexity of the network.”

(Manuel Castells, The Internet Galaxy, p.2, Oxford University Press, 2001).

I Having set down the historical problems associated with networking, Castells later then goes onto show  how the modern internetworking has developed the current e-conomy with particular emphasis on innovation. In particular, he argues that the relationship between innovation and cooperation can be analyzed using 3 principles based on Arthur’s work (1994). What are they? [8/25]