Open-Source Software Development and Distributed Innovation

Bruce Kogut · 2001 · Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Summary. Open-source software development harnesses distributed intelligence across internet communities, achieving efficiency by avoiding restrictive intellectual property regimes and enabling concurrent design and testing. While projects risk fragmenting into competing versions, governance structures within open-source communities prevent this. The model offers developing countries a pathway to participate in cutting-edge innovation without traditional barriers.

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Kogut, B.. (2001). Open-Source Software Development and Distributed Innovation. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/17.2.248

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DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/17.2.248
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28