Marvin Brown

The Role of Money in a Civic Provisioning Economy

A “civic” economics of provision proposes that citizens—members of the civic—should work together in designing such systems.

May 13, 2014

Reframing the Commonwealth: Commercial or Civic? (Part 2)

In a commercial society, what counts as wealth is what can be treated as a commodity in the market. In a common society, wealth will not be limited to what we can purchase, but will include all that we need for a good life.

January 9, 2014

Reframing the Commonwealth: Commercial or Civic?

“What do we really want from the businesses in our communities?…Perhaps we first need to ask: what kind of community do we want?

December 24, 2013

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