Democratic Money and Capital for the Commons
How can commoners meet their needs without replicating (perhaps in only modestly less harmful ways) the structural problems of the dominant money system?
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John Thackara on How To Thrive In The Next Economy
In this interview for Shareable John discusses ideas from his latest book How To Thrive In The Next Economy, which celebrates the power of small actions to transform the bigger picture.
Putting Moral Philosophy Back into Economics
But let us retrace our steps to consider what a lot of people are unaware of – economics was originally considered to be a branch of moral philosophy.
Where Next for the Sharing Economy Debate?
As social and environmental crises continue to escalate, it seems increasingly unlikely that the sharing economy will lead the way to a more sustainable future – unless it actively challenges the power structures that maintain an unjust status quo.
How to Put an End to the Urban Commons and “Sharing” Once and For All
The widespread and improper use of “commons” and “sharing” by politicians and companies is leading us towards widespread disillusionment and possibly a very sad decade.
Making Networked Sharing Socially Beneficial, Not Just Predatory and Profitable
If we can agree in advance about what constitutes a socially respectful marketplace – and what constitutes a predatory free-riding on the commonweal – we’ll all be a lot better off.
The Top Ten P2P Trends of 2015
There is now a palette of p2p-based solutions that can be used by those that are serious about reconstructing our world with distributed infrastructures, shared resources and commons, and livelihoods around such engagements.
Can Retail Space be an Extension of the Public Realm? A Look at Seattle’s Third Place Books
For sociologist Ray Oldenburg, each of us needs three places: the home, the workplace or school, and beyond that, a third place – a public space on neutral ground where people can gather and interact while experiencing a sense of ease and belonging.
“Build the City”: The Critical Role of Art, Culture & Commoning
A new anthology of essays, Build the City: Perspectives on Commons and Culture, powerfully confirms that the “city as a commons” meme is surging.
A New Frontier: Book Publishing as a Commons
For authors and their reader-communities, has conventional book publishing become obsolete or at least grossly inefficient and overpriced? I say yes…
David Bollier on Patterns of Commoning
You have to start talking about the commons as this organic whole, and not as this machine you can break down into parts or dissect. It’s a living organism and that’s precisely what needs to be studied: its aliveness.
Concepts for a Fenced-off World
There is often a potential for sharing and mutual accommodation that is being ignored.