Category Archives: Shanzhai

The new rule

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Gerald Barnett

I once created a game I called “Tradition.” I was trying to find games with simple rule sets. In Tradition, the only rule was you could make a rule or make a move. At the outset, then, the only move … Continue reading →

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Drift as a city’s economic driver

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Gerald Barnett

Some years ago, Jane Jacobs published a series of books that take up the issue of how cities contribute to regional and national economies. In particular, Jacobs argued that a particular kind of city behavior was crucial for a regional … Continue reading →

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The University as Bayh-Dole Privateer

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Gerald Barnett

Why would a nation-state seek to claim ownership of inventions made by its citizens?  That is, what uses would a nation-state put its patent system to, beyond those that one might expect of an individual inventor, entrepreneur, investor, company, university, … Continue reading →

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Research Shanzhai

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

In the Teece formulation, innovation represents a competition among first movers, imitators, and infrastructure.  Each aims for a share of the value of something new and worthwhile.  Patents might be thought to aid the inventor, giving him or her a … Continue reading →

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The University D-Economy, Fitt 5

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Gerald Barnett

I have been looking at various statements regarding the “D-economy.” It goes by various names–Shanzhai rules, débrouillards, System-D. The Wired write up was interesting. Here is another, from Coley Hudgins at Resilient Family. Here’s another by Robert Neuwirth (who was … Continue reading →

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