The Challenge of the Digital Economy Markets, Taxation and Appropria
This volume presents contributions that analyse the extraordinary impact of digital technology on business, services, and the production of value in many sectors of the economy. At the heart of this book is the fact that the entire digital economy is now
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Francesco Boccia and Robert Leonardi
THE CHALLENGE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY Markets, Taxation and Appropriate Economic Models
The Challenge of the Digital Economy
Francesco Boccia • Robert Leonardi Editors
The Challenge of the Digital Economy Markets, Taxation and Appropriate Economic Models
Editors Francesco Boccia President Standing Committee of the Budget Italian Chamber of Deputies Rome, Italy
Robert Leonardi LUISS University Rome, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-43689-0 ISBN 978-3-319-43690-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43690-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957774 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © Nino Marcutti / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to Edouardo, Ludovica, Gea and Isabella who were born once the digital revolution was already under way and whose lives will be touched by all aspects of it. We would also like to acknowledge the support received by our respective wives, Nunzia and Raffaella, who have steadfastly provided encouragement in the preparation of this book and in our research in general.
Preface
The biggest error we could commit is to face the ongoing digital revolution divided into hermetically sealed compartments: the industrialists by themselves, so too the trade unions, the musicians and actors on one side and the journalists on the other, the athletes by themselves along with the young bloggers who maintain that they do not need rules as if royalties and copyrights were only important to some authors and not to others, in addition to doctors, teachers at different levels and shopkeepers. It is evident that the issue of the digital economy is not only a question of culture but also one of po
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