The concept of crowdfunding, where grassroots creative projects are funded by the masses through websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, has been steadily gaining attention over the last few years. this book undertakes a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to the examination …
The Palgrave handbook of technological finance
This handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of the fast-evolving alternative finance space and makes a timely and in-depth contribution to the literature in this area. Bringing together expert contributions in the field from both practitioners and academics, in one o…
Stories involving underdogs, individuals or entities that are disadvantaged in some way and expected to fail, are a pervasive theme throughout history and particularly within Western Culture. Famous examples include David’s triumph over Goliath in the Bible and Leicester City Fo…
Cultural Crowdfunding
"This new book analyses the strategies, usages and wider implications of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platforms in the culture and communication industries that are reshaping economic, organizational and social logics. Platforms are the object of considerable hype with a growi…
Research handbook of finance and sustainability
"The media are in crisis. Not only the print press but the entire news production chain. Faced with growing competition and inexorably declining advertising revenue, newspapers, radio and TV news operations, and pure Internet players are all in search of a new model. Based on an…