It was some months ago that I first mentioned the P2P Foundation which
sends me at least a couple of interesting posts daily eg here
and here
Their
posts have also made me aware of the potential of what they call “platform
cooperativism” with reservations which are well reflected in another of their posts. One
of the problems I have is their language – and the feeling that they are
unaware of the wider experience of “mutuality” expressed in the work, for
example, of Paul Hirst.
But
they have led me on to other interesting sites such as Commons Transition (eg http://commonstransition.org/from-platform-to-open-cooperativism)
and On the Commons from which I
retrieved a fascinating booklet Celebrating
the Commons (71pp). David
Bollier is one of the key names and has a book – Wealth of the Commons which
gives good insights…..
Grassroots Economic Organising (GEO) is
another good site from which I got yesterday’s diagram and article about
solidarity economics and which has a nice explanation of the commons
movement.
Share the World’s Resources is
another relevant site which offers offerings such as this -
A
lot of material relating to “the commons”, however, delicately tiptoes round
the topic of “common ownership” – see this excellent overview The
Commons as a new/old paradigm for governance – with a second
section here
But
I think I have to revise my opinion about writers not standing on the shoulders
of giants…
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