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Record Nr.

UNINA9911047710103321

Autore

Cesaretti Andrea

Titolo

DAO Governance in Theory and Practice : Metrics, Cases, and Structural Evaluation for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations / / by Andrea Cesaretti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

9783032096753

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 pages)

Collana

Economics and Finance Series

Disciplina

658.05

Soggetti

Financial engineering

Corporate governance

Financial Technology and Innovation

Corporate Governance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: From Principles to Practice: Measuring the Impact of Governance Reforms in DAOs -- Chapter 3: DAO Health Framework: Designing Indicators for Long-Term Institutional Sustainability -- Chapter 4: Beyond the Code: Cultural and Behavioral Dynamics in DAOs -- Chapter 5: Network-Driven Valuation of Decentralized Organizations: Theoretical Models and Empirical Perspectives -- Chapter 6: Beyond the Code: Gödel’s Incompleteness and the Limits of Formal Governance in DAOs -- Chapter 7: Beyond Completeness: Designing DAO Governance for Ambiguity, Dissent, and Memory -- Chapter 8: DAOs as Complex Adaptive Systems: Governance under Conditions of Decentralized Complexity -- Chapter 9: Governance or Mythology? Philosophical Paradoxes of Decentralization.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an interdisciplinary investigation of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) as emerging governance structures. It examines how DAOs seek to replace institutional trust with programmable code and the vulnerabilities that appear when code proves incomplete. Combining political theory, cryptoeconomics, organizational design, and cultural analysis, the volume introduces original tools such as DAO Health Indicators, KPI-based governance



models, and network-driven valuation methods. It also explores institutional resilience through concepts of ambiguity, dissent, and organizational memory. The chapters range from applied frameworks and selected case studies to theoretical insights, including Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, complexity theory, and quantum coordination metaphors. By integrating scholarly rigor with actionable templates, the book provides a roadmap for developers, researchers, and policymakers seeking to design resilient, transparent, and legitimate decentralized institutions. It is essential reading for anyone engaged with the governance challenges of the Web3 ecosystem. Andrea Cesaretti is an independent researcher in decentralized finance and decentralized governance. Formerly Professor of Business Administration and later of Technological Finance, he has extensive professional and academic experience in financial systems and regulation. He has published widely on blockchain governance, tokenomics, and the institutional dynamics of decentralized finance. .