From Capital to Commons

Exploring the Promise of a World beyond Capitalism

AvHannes Gerhardt

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title in Economics 2023.In this stimulating analysis, Hannes Gerhardt outlines the potentials and challenges of a technology-enabled, commons-focused transition out of capitalism.The book shows that openness and cooperation are more beneficial in today’s economies and societies than competition and profit-seeking. Driven by this conviction, Gerhardt identifies key imperatives for overcoming capitalism, from democratizing our digital, material, and financial economies to maintaining a robust, political mobilization. Using clear examples, he explores tactical openings through the lens of ‘compeerism’, a newly constructed framework that highlights the latent counter-capitalist possibilities, but also limits, of our emerging technological landscape.This is an accessible contribution to counter-capitalist discourse that is both inspiring and pragmatic for academics and activists alike.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-11-12
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529224542

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Hannes Gerhardt is Professor of Geography at the University of West Georgia.

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"A thoughtful, ambitious vision for how commoners might leverage digital technologies and open-source practices to usher in a humane, satisfying post-capitalist world. In a time when people’s aspirations for a better world have shrivelled and curdled, Gerhardt invites us to consider the feasible possibilities, if we dare." David Bollier, Schumacher Center for a New Economics

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IntroductionPART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential3. Taking Back the InterestPART II: The Material Economy and the Commons4. Democratizing Infrastructure5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local'6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural WorldPART III: Money and Value7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value8. Reinventing Money's Role in the EconomyPART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist SocietyConclusion