The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market & State

The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market & State

We are poised between an old world that no longer works and a new one struggling to be born. Surrounded by centralized hierarchies on the one hand and predatory markets on the other, people around the world are searching for alternatives. The Wealth of the Commons explains how millions of commoners have organized to defend their forests and fisheries, reinvent local food systems, organize productive online communities, reclaim public spaces, improve environmental stewardship and re-imagine the very meaning of "progress" and governance. In short, how they've built their commons. In 73 timely essays by a remarkable international roster of activists, academics and project leaders, this book chronicles ongoing struggles against the private comÂmoditization of shared resources - often known as market enclosures - while docuÂmenting the immense generative power of the commons. The Wealth of the Commons is about history, political change, public policy and cultural transformation on a global scale - but most of all, it's about individual commoners taking charge of their lives and their endangered resources. "This fine collection makes clear that the idea of the Commons is fully international, and increasingly fully worked-out. If you find yourself wondering what Occupy wants, or if some other world is possible, this pragmatic, down-to-earth, and unsentimental book will provide many of the answers." - Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and The Durable Future
Country USA
Manufacturer Levellers Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781937146146
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Levellers Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781937146146
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market & State

Customers who purchased this also purchased....