New Cato Book: Evasive Entrepreneurs

Read the new Cato book Evasive Entrepreneurs by Adam Theirer [cato_new_book] NOW AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE [Evasive Entrepreneurs_3D](VgJJ7Z3gtFn7N6MyYRghL08J0/*W7lK0cc7HD-P1W8jd0C-8X3KRT0/5/f18dQhb0S5r17BfGH_W11hNBL6DMc0NV8yn0g1yV8ZbW7nrbBC18bzgkW5zkfbG2JS-hPW1mC0Qy84h6mXW6zmxwk7DP94nV9Tk5B8gtVRMMyS4gCTLshZW8QlDGK3fFDLCW6Vqjcz8fpMm9W7Lvw1p5SrYD2W15XGtT1_Mw2JW3MKBpB6d1jkHW6kM2d180HtltN36KSrPmYd84N5_WJstby1B8N32X3rZYBkFJW2jQhzy7vvqSkVGWGC056Vt7fVkBm204M7BhnVGzQWP251lm7V36mJr5YSGQKVSMQDv4Y8PbRVD348c5VtdzGW7fX-DW3NDFtrV-VxXq6yh7nRW4w9n1-56B_8jW6X0FXZ7l0TSDW75k-2v5XJkgWW2SKlpr1NN5vNW16pCtT7tb9V5W6Ww2z53H8dLzW8cvhGd8H48d_W4RzZNq6YQ_DTW2z5j-q1PxJC8VzyT621ZDbJxW69hfKt7sr2ZGN87Lz7tjJBdSW53bXff7L-LFqW2cyyqy3PFy4xW31q6zl5Bgc3mW3cb3f814rY17VhKXQL7z2jJMW7V3myB8ydhMCW891Hnx2BFdNjW6YtHBr4H4WJ4W6QGCcB8XDcZZW2Jb7Jg8Jn2DRW2_xScD8hGGqfVjssWg6mHtkVW95bcfZ81sQ5pW4DxYGj4G1LD5W8htvRQ1LSkb3W2kP0N-2cKcjcW1Jsjg56B7wRdf4hkJLP11) " Adam Theirer provides an important new way of reframing the debate around 'permissionless innovation,' with lessons for business, regulators, and everyone concerned with a fair and prosperous future. " — Virginia Postrel, author and columnist “In his hopeful new Evasive Entrepreneurs, Adam Thierer boldly argues that when onerous regulations persist, innovators can and should escape.” — Arthur M. Diamond, Jr., author of Openness to Creative Destruction: Sustaining Innovative Dynamism Innovators of all stripes—such as Airbnb and Uber—are increasingly using new technological capabilities to circumvent traditional regulatory systems. They're putting pressure on public policymakers to reform laws and regulations that are outmoded, inefficient, or illogical. Evasive Entrepreneurs and the Future of Governance explores why evasive entrepreneurs are increasingly engaged in different forms of technological civil disobedience and also makes the case that we should accept—and often even embrace—a certain amount of that activity as a way to foster innovation, economic growth, and accountable government. Beyond boosting economic growth and raising our living standards, evasive entrepreneurialism can play an important role in constraining unaccountable governmental activities that often fail to reflect common sense or the consent of the governed. In essence, evasive entrepreneurialism and technological civil disobedience are new checks and balances that help us rein in the excesses of the state, make government more transparent and accountable, and ensure that our civil rights and economic liberties are respected. 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He has spent more than 25 years covering the intersection of emerging technologies and public policy and has authored or edited eight books on topics ranging from media regulation to the role of federalism in high‐technology markets. Adam Thierer is available to speak nationwide about his work and newest book. 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