Patterns of Commoning - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937146839 ISBN 13: 9781937146832

Publisher: Common Strategies Group in cooperation with Off the Common Books, 2015

Synopsis

What accounts for the persistence and spread of “commoning,” the irrepressible desire of people to collaborate and share to meet everyday needs? How are the more successful projects governed? And why are so many people embracing the commons as a powerful strategy for building a fair, humane and Earth-respecting social order? In more than fifty original essays, Patterns of Commoning addresses these questions and probes the inner complexities of this timeless social paradigm. The book surveys some of the most notable, inspiring commons around the world, from alternative currencies and open design and manufacturing, to centuries-old community forests and co-learning commons – and dozens of others. David Bollier (www.bollier.org) is an American author, activist and independent scholar who has studied the commons for nearly twenty years. Silke Helfrich (commonsblog.wordpress.com) is a German author and independent activist of the commons who blogs at www.commonsblog.de, and cofounder of the Commons-Institut in Germany. With Michel Bauwens, Bollier and Helfrich are cofounders of the Common Strategies Group. For more information, go to the book’s website, Patterns of Commoning (www.patternsofcommoning.org)

Edition details

• Publisher: Common Strategies Group in cooperation with Off the Common Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1937146839
• ISBN 13: 9781937146832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418
• Editor: David Bollier, Silke Helfrich