Rajesh Makwana

Rajesh Makwana is the executive director at Share The World’s Resources (www.sharing.org) – a civil society organisation campaigning for a fairer sharing of wealth, power and resources within and between nations. Rajesh is a passionate advocate for applying the principle of sharing as a solution to a range of pressing global crises. He has written numerous publications and promoted the concept of economic sharing in debates and presentations in the UK and overseas.

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Wiki Socialism?

Information goods and technology, already thriving in the practices of the so-called “sharing economy,” are the building blocks of Mason’s vision of postcapitalism.

March 15, 2017

Panama Papers: Reigniting the Debate for a Global Tax Body

Establishing a globally agreed tax body under the auspices of the United Nations and putting an end to dubious tax avoidance activities would bolster government revenues and help finance the provision of essential public services, especially in the Global South.

April 18, 2016

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The Global Refugee Crisis: Humanity’s Last Call for a Culture of Sharing and Cooperation

The real crisis is not the influx of refugees to Europe per se but a toxic combination of destabilising foreign policy agendas, economic austerity and the rise of right-wing nationalism, which is likely to push the world further into social and political chaos in the months ahead.

March 16, 2016

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#OuiShareFest2015: Rediscovering the True Meaning of Sharing and Collaboration

The diversity of opinion at this year’s OuiShare festival could pave the way for a broader debate on the political drivers of social and environmental crises, as well as the role that sharing and collaboration can play in addressing them.

June 9, 2015

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From basic income to social dividends: sharing the value of common resources

It’s time to broaden the debate on how to fund a universal basic income by including options for sharing resource rents, which is a model that can be applied internationally to reform unjust economic systems, reduce extreme poverty and protect the global commons.

March 23, 2015

Reflections on the future of the sharing economy

What does the future hold for the sharing economy movement unless it mobilises to reform government policies that are the root cause of climate change and socio-economic exclusion?

March 5, 2015

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