Social Economy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A Note about the Publisher From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	Information about the publisher	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	1	2019	$0.10 Add
From About the Authors From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	Author biographies	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	1	2019	$0.10 Add
From Acknowledgments From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	Acknowledgments	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	4	2019	$0.40 Add
From Appendix A: Notes on the Methodology for Identifying Patterns of Commoning From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	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 …	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	14	2019	$1.40 Add
From Appendix B: Visual Grammar for the Pattern Illustrations From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	This appendix provides a guide to the visual grammar of the sphere diagrams used to represent concepts throughout the book.	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	8	2019	$0.80 Add
From Appendix C: Commons and Commoning Tools Mentioned in this Book From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	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.	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	6	2019	$0.60 Add
From Appendix D: Elinor Ostrum’s Eight Design Principles for Successful Commons From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	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.	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	2	2019	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Coming of the Citizen Consumer: Shaping the Future of Business and Government From: The New Sustainability Edge: Redefining Business from Startups to Industry Leaders View Sutherland House	In this chapter, French traces the emergence of the citizen consumer — empowered individuals demanding that governments, corporations, and organizations deliver social value alongside profit.	Jeff French	11	2025	$1.10 Add
From Commons and Commoning From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	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 …	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Community Engagement From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	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 …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Dealing with the Real Economy From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Yalnizyan examines how Canada’s aging population and the care economy are reshaping the nation’s economic future.	Armine Yalnizyan	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From Enclosure and the Commons From: Think Like a Commoner View New Society Publishers	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
Free, Fair and Alive The Insurgent Power of the Commons New Society Publishers	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 …	David Bollier; Silke Helfrich	448	2019	View
From From Crisis to Opportunity From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	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 …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From NEW! From “institutional daycare” to “early learning and child care for all” The Trudeau government's changing child care file From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter assesses the Trudeau record on child care and early learning.	Martha Friendly; Susan Prentice	16	2024	$1.60 Add
From Homes, Jobs and Friends From: Beyond Shelters View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Dion Oxford	16	2018	$1.60 Add