Belgian philosopher Michel Bauwensand is a Peer-to-Peer theorist. He writes heady stuff on politics and economics.

Why P2P? Here is an excerpt:

1. "Huge capital outlines for production can co-exist with a reliance on P2P processes for design and conception.

2. P2P can arise wherever financial capital can be distributed. Initiatives such as the ZOPA bank point in that direction. Cooperative purchase and use of large capital goods are a possibility. State support and funding of open source development is another example.

3. P2P could be expanded and sustained through the introduction of universal basic income.