The internet turbocharges homeschooling: contrary to the stereotype that homeschoolers withdraw into isolation, they form deep networks—sharing educational materials, advice, and even a used-textbook market that exists only within the homeschooling network—reproducing the economics of public goods (infrastructure previously only provisionable by the state) without state provision.

factualpending

Speaker

Clay Shirky

Evidence Quote

building things that essentially work like the economics of public goods but are not provided by the state

Source

Clay Shirky on Coase, Collaboration and Here Comes Everybody 10/20/2008EconTalk
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