It was a complex but relatively stable world defined by a network economy that was extremely rigid in some ways, and fluid in other ways.
But, as Frigstad explained at the discussion, the disruption of today's network economy, which will enable vehicle sharing start-ups, might actually be good news for the rest of us.
It surely has the right to be called a digital art work, even if it is then embedded in a commercial model that is struggling to adapt to the realities of the network economy.
Jet engines on commercial planes talk in a social network with technicians to increase fuel economy.
In fact, the economy is more like a network in which everything is connected to everything else, and in which every producer is also a consumer.
They hope that a revived economy will create an uptick in network infrastructure spending by corporations and public entities.
Fueled by the booming Irish economy, Eircom has been continually expanding its network.
According to the government HS2 will help deliver increased capacity on the railway network as well as jobs and growth in the UK economy.
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If America is to remain the global leader of the Internet economy, then it will need a wireless network that is up to the challenge.
The ailing economy and poor past performance will likely hurt the network's prospects in the upfront marketplace.
Others have dropped out of the money economy and rely on barter, through an exchange network that drew in as much as a third of the population at its peak earlier this year.
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In 2005 Ms. O'Grady won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism awarded by the International Policy Network for her articles on the World Bank, the underground economy in Brazil and the bad economic advice the U.S. often gives to Latin American countries.
"This network would help the UK to develop the type of 'knowledge economy' that is essential if the UK is to remain competitive in the future, " BT said in a statement.
"We recognize that there are certain types of traffic shaping that need to occur in order to maintain the integrity of the network, " said Jeff Lynn from the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec).
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Second, the assumption of one additional percent of growth over a 15-year period possibly overestimates the effect in the early years, but underestimates to a far greater degree in later years when the economy is larger, the penetration is higher and the network effect is greater.
The economy is only one important part of a huge and dynamic network, which we understand very poorly.
"We have diversified our route network, focused on providing the best product in Upper Class, Premium Economy and Economy, hedged our fuel purchasing and built up a strong cash position, " he added.
Finance Minister Francois Baroin, in an interview Saturday for French television network i-tele, said France had "full confidence" in the strength of the U.S. economy.
Considering the current state of economy, self-paying students and students at the crux of career change had to rely on their network and alums to help out rather than the school pitching in.
Now the world's second-largest economy, and flush with cash, China has built the world's longest high-speed rail network -- boasting more than 8, 300 kilometers (5, 100 miles) of routes -- in a few short years.
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