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Author : David Bollier
Release : 2014-03-04
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 680/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Think Like a Commoner by : David Bollier
Download or read book Think Like a Commoner written by David Bollier. This book was released on 2014-03-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new world based on fairness, participation, accountability is closer than you think…if you learn to think like a commoner
Author : David Bollier
Release : 2019-09-03
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 102/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Free, Fair, and Alive by : David Bollier
Download or read book Free, Fair, and Alive written by David Bollier. This book was released on 2019-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of the commons as a free, fair system of provisioning and governance beyond capitalism, socialism, and other -isms. From co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to 'commoning' to emancipate themselves from a predatory market-state system. Free, Fair, and Alive presents a foundational re-thinking of the commons — the self-organized social system that humans have used for millennia to meet their needs. It offers a compelling vision of a future beyond the dead-end binary of capitalism versus socialism that has almost brought the world to its knees. Written by two leading commons activists of our time, this guide is a penetrating cultural critique, table-pounding political treatise, and practical playbook. Highly readable and full of colorful stories, coverage includes: Internal dynamics of commoning How the commons worldview opens up new possibilities for change Role of language in reorienting our perceptions and political strategies Seeing the potential of commoning everywhere. Free, Fair, and Alive provides a fresh, non-academic synthesis of contemporary commons written for a popular, activist-minded audience. It presents a compelling narrative: that we can be free and creative people, govern ourselves through fair and accountable institutions, and experience the aliveness of authentic human presence.
Author : David Bollier
Release : 2015-11-06
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 839/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Patterns of Commoning by : David Bollier
Download or read book Patterns of Commoning written by David Bollier. This book was released on 2015-11-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What accounts for the persistence and spread of "commoning," the irrepressible desire of people to collaborate and share to meet everyday needs? How are the more successful projects governed? And why are so many people embracing the commons as a powerful strategy for building a fair, humane and Earth-respecting social order? In more than fifty original essays, Patterns of Commoning addresses these questions and probes the inner complexities of this timeless social paradigm. The book surveys some of the most notable, inspiring commons around the world, from alternative currencies and open design and manufacturing, to centuries-old community forests and co-learning commons - and dozens of others. David Bollier (www.bollier.org) is an American author, activist and independent scholar who has studied the commons for nearly twenty years. Silke Helfrich (commonsblog.wordpress.com) is a German author and independent activist of the commons who blogs at www.commonsblog.de, and cofounder of the Commons-Institut in Germany. With Michel Bauwens, Bollier and Helfrich are cofounders of the Common Strategies Group. For more information, go to the book's website, Patterns of Commoning (www.patternsofcommoning.org)
Author : David Bollier
Release : 2025-05-20
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 117/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition by : David Bollier
Download or read book Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition written by David Bollier. This book was released on 2025-05-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Commonsverse, a parallel social economy helping millions of commoners take charge and escape the predatory Market/State order. This completely revised and updated edition of Think Like a Commoner offers a succinct yet thorough account of the history and future of the commons. Working outside of both market capitalism and state power, commoners are deeply committed to developing local, practical solutions, social trust, and community. From relocalized agriculture to open-source learning, diverse types of commons -- ecological, social, digital, urban -- are building a decentralized Commonsverse. This parallel economy is powered by the peer governance of shared wealth; respectful engagement with the Earth; participation; and fairness. Widely respected activist and scholar David Bollier explores the full scope of the commons in contemporary life, including: A survey of successful commons initiatives, from shared land and water, to digital commons, mutual aid networks, alternative currencies, cohousing, and more The centuries-old cultural traditions, Indigenous practices, and historical folkways that gave rise to the modern commons Commons under siege - how enclosures of shared wealth through trade treaties, copyright and trademark law, commodification, privatization, and outright theft are dispossessing commoners and worsening inequality Understanding the commons as a profoundly relational, living social organism that itself generates value. The Commonsverse is a dynamic, evolving socio-political space that is constantly being reimagined and rebuilt. Driven forward by worldwide networks of traditionalists and innovators working collaboratively outside of mainstream institutions, commoning constitutes a quiet revolution of real, functional alternatives. Pull up a chair, relax, and let's talk about the commons.
Author : D. BOLLIER
Release : 2022-01-13
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Book Rating : 323/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Commoners Catalog for Changemakin by : D. BOLLIER
Download or read book Commoners Catalog for Changemakin written by D. BOLLIER. This book was released on 2022-01-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
