Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-295) and index.

Introduction -- The key to profit power. The power node strategy -- Understanding the transparent economy. The star driver : the vanishing cost of information -- The two trends of transparency : perfect information and interdependent decision making -- Perfect information and imperfect markets -- The new paradigm : powerlaw economics -- How transparency alters the building blocks of profits. The four strategic decisions in transparency -- Ownership focused on profit power -- The shape of the 21st-century firm -- Three-dimensional competition -- Strategies for powerlaw marketplaces -- The four rules for maximizing profits in transparency. From the four strategic decisions to the four rules -- Power nodes : transparency's sources of profits and competitive weapons. The 12 power nodes -- Managing the power nodes -- The four rules method for maximizing profits. The four rules templates and how to use them -- Rule #1 : Power node evaluation and action plan templates -- Rule #2 : 21st-century business model evaluation and action plan templates -- Rule #3 : 3-D competition evaluation and action plan templates -- Rule #4 : Powerlaw marketplace evaluation and action plan templates -- Strategies for investors. The four rules method : added value for investors -- Conclusion. On gaining perspective.