Across the world, innovators are transforming the ways we live, work, and govern – frequently at the risk of social or legal repercussions for doing so. With growing antitrust sentiments in the technology sector, concerns regarding the development of artificial intelligence, and a fashionable technophobia being embraced by some opinion leaders, counterproductive and overly burdensome regulations threaten to quash new inventions and drive economic stagnation.
In his new book, Evasive Entrepreneurs and the Future of Governance: How Innovation Improves Economies and Governments, Adam Thierer makes the case that disruptive innovation not only spurs economic growth but also improves governance. By engaging in technological civil disobedience, evasive entrepreneurs – innovators who don’t always conform to social or legal norms – help act as checks and balances to rein in the state, make government more transparent and accountable to the governed, and ensure the rights of the people are upheld. A policy environment that encourages discovery and adopts an openness to experimentation will lead to the realization that more innovations benefit society overall.
To learn more, join Adam Thierer and Cato's Matthew Feeney today, April 28th from 1 PM - 2 PM (EST) for an online discussion about the book, by registering here. The book is also available for purchase at Cato, or on Amazon.
About the Author
Adam Thierer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He specializes in innovation, entrepreneurialism, Internet, and free-speech issues, with a particular focus on the public policy concerns surrounding emerging technologies. His foundational book, Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom, explored the freedom to innovate, technological progress, and long-run prosperity.
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