Co-operatives
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 Humanizing the EconomyCo-operatives in the Age of Capital |
At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic … | John Restakis | 305 | 2010 | View |
 Resilience ImperativeCooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy |
We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place compelled by the intertwining forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 400 | 2012 | View |
 Think Like a CommonerA Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons |
The biggest "tragedy of the commons" is the misconception that commons are failures – relics from another era rendered unnecessary by the Market and State. Think Like a Commoner … | David Bollier | 211 | 2014 | View |
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It is a story about how a revolution in human society that began with the rise of democracy in politics continues to unfold as the democratic idea struggles to find its place in the world of … | John Restakis | 7 | 2010 | $0.70 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
The point of this book is to gently dispel such prejudices and provide a short introduction to the commons. After encountering so much confusion about the commons over the years — and … | David Bollier | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From The Grand DelusionFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
Homo Economicus Industrialization and Social Defence | John Restakis | 24 | 2010 | $2.40 Add |
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From The Rediscovery of the CommonsFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
The title of this chapter, “The Rediscovery of the Commons,” has a certain ironic edge because for hundreds of millions of people around the world, the commons has never gone away. It … | David Bollier | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From The Materialization of DreamsFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
The Age of Revolt Rochdale A Brief History of Nowhere Co-operativism and Socialism Socializing Capital Stages of Co-operation | John Restakis | 31 | 2010 | $3.10 Add |
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From The Tyranny of the “Tragedy” MythFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
For at least a generation, the very idea of the commons has been marginalized and dismissed as a misguided way to manage esources: the so-called tragedy of the commons. Over the past several … | David Bollier | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From Co-Operation Italian StyleFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
The Fascist Repression Renaissance of the Italian Co-operatives | John Restakis | 20 | 2010 | $2.00 Add |
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From Enclosure and the CommonsFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
What happens when markets become so powerful that they disrupt natural ecosystems, reorder how people conduct their lives and claim ownership of life-forms? It is sometimes difficult to step … | David Bollier | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From Enclosures of Public Spaces and InfrastructureFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
The city is one of the most fiercely contested arenas for market enclosures. Public squares, parks, walkways, sports arenas and the very face and identity of a city are being taken over by a cozy … | David Bollier | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Emilian Model and the Socialization of CapitalFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
The Rise of Regions The Emilian Model | John Restakis | 16 | 2010 | $1.60 Add |
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From Enclosures of Knowledge and CultureFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
Copyright and trademark law — with help from new types of “technological locks” that encrypt DVDs and ebooks — are privatizing more and more of our shared culture so that … | David Bollier | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
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From Social Co-ops and Social CareFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
On Civil Society and the Social Economy On Reciprocity Social Co-operatives The Case for Co-op Approach to Social Care Beyond Defensiveness Creating a Social Marker | John Restakis | 32 | 2010 | $3.20 Add |
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From JapanFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
Product Labeling and Advocacy Workers’ Collective Movement Health and Happiness Elder Care | John Restakis | 21 | 2010 | $2.10 Add |
