Social Economy

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A Note about the Publisher

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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About the Authors

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Acknowledgments

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Appendix A

Notes on the Methodology for Identifying Patterns of Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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

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

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
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Appendix D

Elinor Ostrum's Eight Design Principles for Successful Commons

From: Free, Fair and Alive

Appendix D shares briefly Elinor Ostrum’s design principles for commons from her 1990 book Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. 2 $0.20 Add
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Commons and Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

In the first chapter, the authors argue first that large-scale cooperation is possible for humans, and that commoning, our capacity to self-organize and help each other through creation of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Community Engagement

From: In The Business of Change

A lesson they’ve learned is the importance of creating opportunities for empowerment and sustenance for the people they’re trying to help. Giving away free items without being mindful … 16 $1.60 Add
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Enclosure and the Commons

From: 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 … 17 $1.70 Add

Free, Fair and Alive

The Insurgent Power of the Commons

From co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to ‘commoning’ to emancipate themselves from a predatory … 448 View
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From Crisis to Opportunity

From: In The Business of Change

What often emerges out of these crisis situations — and their driven response — is opportunity unparalleled. After all, what greater inspiration for social, environmental and business … 16 $1.60 Add
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From “institutional daycare” to “early learning and child care for all”

The Trudeau government's changing child care file

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter assesses the Trudeau record on child care and early learning. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Homes, Jobs and Friends

From: Beyond Shelters

Describes what how homeless shelters should be assisting homless people in three areas: finding a home, preparing for work, and developing friendships. Analyzes how the Gateway Shelter (Salvation … 16 $1.60 Add
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Index

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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Innovate or Bust

From: In The Business of Change

Leveraging what already exists and adopting new ideas into the mix can prove effective — and profitable. As we’ll see in this chapter, for social entrepreneurs it’s more than … 15 $1.50 Add