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(P2P) systems in general and BitTorrent in particular. We argue for incentives from the point of view | (P2P) systems in general and BitTorrent in particular. We argue for incentives from the point of view | ||
of the political economy of P2P networks. Political economists, unlike mainstream economists, strive | of the political economy of P2P networks. Political economists, unlike mainstream economists, strive | ||
to situate the study of economics in the broader realities of human society. We invest our | to situate the study of economics in the broader realities of human society. We invest our efforts in | ||
studying incentivizing cooperation in P2P systems by underpinning our analysis on the disparity in | studying incentivizing cooperation in P2P systems by underpinning our analysis on the disparity in | ||
Internet bandwidth between P2P users. Consequently, we come up with a new | Internet bandwidth between P2P users. Consequently, we come up with a new defnition of fairness in | ||
P2P systems, one that recognizes that there are | P2P systems, one that recognizes that there are different classes of P2P users and seeks to be equitable | ||
to those who are less resourceful. We make the following contributions: 1) We argue that the works | to those who are less resourceful. We make the following contributions: 1) We argue that the works | ||
done on fairness in BitTorrent are, by our | done on fairness in BitTorrent are, by our defnition, unfair, 2) We propose that the basic goal of most | ||
works on incentives in P2P is limited because the welfare achieved by the proposed systems (`Pareto | works on incentives in P2P is limited because the welfare achieved by the proposed systems (`Pareto | ||
optimality'-`effcient outcomes') is not `social welfare' and 3) We advocate that using principles from | optimality'-`effcient outcomes') is not `social welfare' and 3) We advocate that using principles from | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 19 October 2009
Report: Revisiting Social Welfare in P2P. Rameez Rahman, Michel Meulpolder, David Hales, Johan Pouwelse, Henk Sips
URL = http://pds.twi.tudelft.nl/reports/2009/PDS-2009-003.pdf
INFO via rrameez@gmail.com
report number PDS-2009-003 ; Delft University of Technology, Parallel and Distributed Systems Report Series
Abstract
"Extensive work has been done on studying freeriding and incentivizing cooperation in peer-to-peer (P2P) systems in general and BitTorrent in particular. We argue for incentives from the point of view of the political economy of P2P networks. Political economists, unlike mainstream economists, strive to situate the study of economics in the broader realities of human society. We invest our efforts in studying incentivizing cooperation in P2P systems by underpinning our analysis on the disparity in Internet bandwidth between P2P users. Consequently, we come up with a new defnition of fairness in P2P systems, one that recognizes that there are different classes of P2P users and seeks to be equitable to those who are less resourceful. We make the following contributions: 1) We argue that the works done on fairness in BitTorrent are, by our defnition, unfair, 2) We propose that the basic goal of most works on incentives in P2P is limited because the welfare achieved by the proposed systems (`Pareto optimality'-`effcient outcomes') is not `social welfare' and 3) We advocate that using principles from an alternate economic vision, Participatory Economics, could lead to systems which are fair and ensure maximization of the social welfare, while being effcient at the same time." (http://pds.twi.tudelft.nl/reports/2009/PDS-2009-003.pdf)