David Bollier

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Provisioning Through Commons

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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This chapter is about the ten key patterns of production or provisioning in the Triad framework of the commons. They also explain the underlying goals of provisioning in a commons-oriented world … 35 $3.50 Add
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The Empire of Private Property

From: Think Like a Commoner

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Formal laws may declare what property rights people may have in given circumstances, our social norms are at least as important a force — and those are highly adaptable. How we define … 15 $1.50 Add
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Introduction to Part III

Growing the Commonsverse

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This introduction to the third part takes stock of what the book has covered so far, and indicates that the third part will deal with the issue of how commons fit into the context of larger … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Rise of Digital Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

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The World Wide Web has been an exciting arena for innovators, idealists and iconoclasts precisely because there are no legacy institutions to displace. Anyone is free to start something new. No … 14 $1.40 Add
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Many Galaxies of Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

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Indigenous peoples were there first. They refined the art of commoning long before hackers began to share software code and social scientists developed complicated theories about the commons. And … 20 $2.00 Add
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Rethinking Property

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The seventh chapter examines the relationship between property law and ideas of ownership and commons, and finds them to be largely incompatible. The authors propose ways to rethink property and … 29 $2.90 Add
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Relationalize Property

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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Chapter eight explores pathways to relationalize property, beginning with a case study of a food cooperative store. They then make the case for relationalizing property. There are case studies … 45 $4.50 Add
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The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

From: Think Like a Commoner

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Our tacit metaphysical commitments are the very basis for our “free market” economic and political structures. What’s so intriguing is that many scientists are starting to see … 20 $2.00 Add
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State Power and Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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Chapter nine considers how commoning would progress if it were supported by the state in the form of governance and provisioning, and anticipates the challenges of doing so. It clarifies the … 34 $3.40 Add
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The Future of the Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

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There is much more that can be said about the commons — in greater depth, with greater precision, from different cultural perspectives, and with the wisdom of historians, poets and artists. … 8 $0.80 Add
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- The Commons, Short and Sweet - The Logic of the Commons and the Market

From: Think Like a Commoner

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A quick synopsis of what the commons is and what is means. Plus the logic of Commons and the Market – A comparison of their core beliefs. 6 $0.60 Add
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Take Commoning to Scale

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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The final chapter addresses how commons can be scaled up, and why it is important to believe that commons have a significant contribution to make toward global change. The authors introduce the … 30 $3.00 Add
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Acknowledgments

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Appendix A

Notes on the Methodology for Identifying Patterns of Commoning

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This appendix details how the authors came to see the patterns in commons and more about the pattern language observation process generally. They share interview questions about behaviours in … 14 $1.40 Add
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Appendix B

Visual Grammar for the Pattern Illustrations

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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This appendix provides a guide to the visual grammar of the sphere diagrams used to represent concepts throughout the book. 8 $0.80 Add
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Appendix C

Commons and Commoning Tools Mentioned in this Book

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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This appendix is a list of all the commons and commons tools appearing in the book in alphabetical order with brief descriptions and page numbers. 6 $0.60 Add