Daemon by Daniel Suarez

One of the books that I read for my current MLIS readers advisory is called Daemon by Daniel Suarez. http://thedaemon.com/ It is about changing the economic environment of the globe. The idea is forced on the world by a dead man who was a gifted gaming programmer and the head of a company that runs a MMOG that is incredibly popular. His daemon (a computer program) that is activated upon his demise creates situations and objects that ultimately will bring down the "old boy" network and way of doing things. Of course the US government is not about to let that happen and violence, death and destruction ensue. It would probably make a terrific movie. You might like it if you have any time for recreational reading.