By Milan Babic, Open Democracy
But how close is this form of transnational state capital to an idea of public or common ownership? Is state ownership really a viable alternative for a post-neoliberal, more inclusive and emancipatory global economy?
By Brian Davey, Feasta
What is needed is an approach called commoning – the idea that we all share responsibility. We are all are entitled to share natural resources– but only so far as use is made at a sustainable scale.
By Keir Milburn, Bertie Russell, P2P Foundation
This report introduces a new institutional framework for a transformative socialist politics: the Public-Common Partnership (PCP).Whilst the era of new public-privat
By David Bollier, David Bollier blog
Modern capitalism has the conceit that only individual property owners create wealth and they therefore deserve all the rewards. It cannot comprehend the idea that commoners and commons create value.
By Patrick Noble, Feasta
Because my world is small, small influences to the wider world can remain large to me and also serve as a paradigm for the far larger influences which they have reflected.
By David Bollier, David Bollier blog
The report, “Land for the Many: Changing the Way our Fundamental Asset is Used, Owned and Governed,” lays out a rigorous, comprehensive plan for democratizing access and use of land.
By Rob Keegan, STIR to Action
Whether it’s pubs, shops, farms or football clubs, the model of community ownership continues to go from strength-to-strength.It’s a model that’s been around for hundreds of years, but has seen increased popularity since the Localism Act 2011 set out additional protection for Assets of Community Value (ACV)
By George Monbiot, The Guardian blog
These proposals, we hope, will make the UK a more equal, inclusive and generous-spirited nation, characterised not by private enclosure and public squalor, but by private sufficiency and public luxury. Our land should work for the many, not just the few.
By Michel Bauwens, Vasilis Kostakis, Alex Pazaitis, Commons Transition
Peer to peer (P2P) is a type of social relations in human networks, as well as a technological infrastructure that makes the generalization and scaling up of such relations possible.
By David Bollier, David Bollier blog
In western Massachuetts, where I live, Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares represents a creative mashup of the CSA farm model (community-supported agriculture) with concert production.