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English language edition. |
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1 electronic resource (xii, 144 pages) |
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| Note |
Based on: Beni comuni vs merci. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-135) and index. |
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Description based on print version record; resource not viewed. |
| Contents |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword -- Vandana Shiva""; ""Introduction to the Italian edition -- Will the commons save the world?""; ""Introduction to the English edition -- The enclosure of nature and the social movements""; ""1. What are the commons?""; ""2. The decline of the commons""; ""3. The destruction of wealth through commodities""; ""4. All power to the commons!""; ""Afterword -- The right to the future""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Summary |
Uncovering the rich heritage of common ownership which existed before the dominance of capitalist property relations, Giovanna Ricoveri argues that the subsistence commons of the past can be reinvented today to provide an alternative to the current destructive economic order. Ricoveri outlines the distinct features of common ownership as it has existed in history through cooperatives, sustainable use of natural resources and direct democracy. In doing so, she shows how it is possible to provide goods and services which are not commodities exchanged on the capitalistic market, something still demonstrated today in village communities across the global South. Tracing the erosion of the commons from the European enclosures at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the new enclosures of modern capitalism, the book concludes by arguing that a new commons is needed today. It will be essential reading for activists as well as students and academics in history, politics, economics and development studies. |
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Commons.
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Natural resources, Communal.
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Sustainable development.
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Capitalism.
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Développement durable.
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Ressources naturelles communales.
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sustainable development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Capitalism
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Commons
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Natural resources, Communal
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Sustainable development
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Commons versus commodities |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Nature for sale London : Pluto Press, [2013] 9780745333717 (hbk.) (DLC) 2013370957 |
| ISBN |
9780745333717 hbk. |
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0745333710 hbk. |
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9780745333700 pbk. |
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0745333702 pbk. |
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9781849649247 PDF eBook |
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1849649243 PDF eBook |
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9781849649261 Kindle eBook |
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184964926X Kindle eBook |
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9781849649254 EPUB eBook |
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1849649251 EPUB eBook |
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YBP10761779 |
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UKMGB 017933048 |
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GBVCP 79944345X |
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GBVCP 1003737986 |
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DEBSZ 42372908X |
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DEBBG BV042965605 |
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AU@ 000062391565 |
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AU@ 000052014896 |
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