Why free market principles?
Communities embrace a set of fundamental laws, called principles, to define their identity and to structure interactions among members in a way that supports the longevity of the whole community. We have earlier stated that most Fortune 1000 companies adopt socialist principles today in order to create collaborative environments within their organizations. As proven by historic events, free-market principles constitute a superior system for wealth creation through stimulating liquidity of exchanges of goods and services between utility seeking customers and suppliers. In this regard, knowledge exchange is no different than exchange of physical goods and services, as it also occurs between holders and seekers to enhance the utility of both parties. As a direct consequence of this analogy, free-markets rather than socialism provides a better system for stimulation of knowledge exchange in digital communities and for unleashing the power of knowledge in human capital. Two characteristics
