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The Resource Our common wealth : the hidden economy that makes everything else work, by Jonathan Rowe ; edited by Peter Barnes ; foreword by Bill McKibben ; afterword by David Bollier

Our common wealth : the hidden economy that makes everything else work, by Jonathan Rowe ; edited by Peter Barnes ; foreword by Bill McKibben ; afterword by David Bollier

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"A huge part of our economy is invisible, invaluable, and under siege. "The commons" is a term that denotes everything we share as opposed to own privately. Some parts of the commons are gifts of nature: the air and oceans, the web of species, wilderness, and watersheds. Others are the product of human creativity and endeavor: sidewalks and public squares, the Internet, our languages, cultures, technologies, and infrastructure. In graceful and down-to-earth prose, Jonathan Rowe illuminates the scale and value of the commons, its symbiotic relationship with the rest of the economy, its importance to our personal and planetary well-being, and how it is threatened by privatization and neglect. Rowe also describes a growing movement to recognize and defend the commons on many fronts: community initiatives, legal actions, and visionary proposals such as a "sky trust" to charge polluters and distribute the proceeds to all of us. Simple gestures can be powerful too: Rowe relates how he set some benches in a vacant lot and watched a public gathering space take shape. For decades, people have defended the commons and not known it. They've battled pollution, development, corporate marketing assaults on their kids, and many other attacks on common wealth. What's been missing is a story that unifies all these seemingly unrelated battles with the force of a powerful idea. This is what Jonathan Rowe provides in this thought-provoking book."--Publisher's website
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eng
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Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 123 pages)
Contents
  • Foreword
  • Bill McKibben
  • Introduction
  • Peter Barnes
  • Theory : Our hidden wealth ; How tragic is the commons? ; A new commons story ; A parallel economy ; Stop the invasions! ; The myopia of money ; Human nature and the commons ; Common property ; Takers and givers ; The community of goods ; Conservative commoners, once
  • Practice : Accounting for common wealth ; Tollbooths of the mind ; Subsistence from the commons ; Build it and they will sit ; Sidewalks of the Information Age ; Reallocating time ; Time banking ; Who owns the beach? ; From alleys to commons ; New institutions needed ; Seeds of a commons movement
  • Afterword
  • David Bollier
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9781299282803
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Our common wealth : the hidden economy that makes everything else work
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Our common wealth
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the hidden economy that makes everything else work
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by Jonathan Rowe ; edited by Peter Barnes ; foreword by Bill McKibben ; afterword by David Bollier
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Language
eng
Summary
"A huge part of our economy is invisible, invaluable, and under siege. "The commons" is a term that denotes everything we share as opposed to own privately. Some parts of the commons are gifts of nature: the air and oceans, the web of species, wilderness, and watersheds. Others are the product of human creativity and endeavor: sidewalks and public squares, the Internet, our languages, cultures, technologies, and infrastructure. In graceful and down-to-earth prose, Jonathan Rowe illuminates the scale and value of the commons, its symbiotic relationship with the rest of the economy, its importance to our personal and planetary well-being, and how it is threatened by privatization and neglect. Rowe also describes a growing movement to recognize and defend the commons on many fronts: community initiatives, legal actions, and visionary proposals such as a "sky trust" to charge polluters and distribute the proceeds to all of us. Simple gestures can be powerful too: Rowe relates how he set some benches in a vacant lot and watched a public gathering space take shape. For decades, people have defended the commons and not known it. They've battled pollution, development, corporate marketing assaults on their kids, and many other attacks on common wealth. What's been missing is a story that unifies all these seemingly unrelated battles with the force of a powerful idea. This is what Jonathan Rowe provides in this thought-provoking book."--Publisher's website
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1946-
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Rowe, Jonathan
Dewey number
330
Illustrations
illustrations
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index present
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English
LC call number
HD1286
LC item number
.R69 2013eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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1942-
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Barnes, Peter
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A BK currents book
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  • Commons
  • Cooperation
  • Economics
  • economics
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Commons
  • Cooperation
  • Economics
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Our common wealth : the hidden economy that makes everything else work, by Jonathan Rowe ; edited by Peter Barnes ; foreword by Bill McKibben ; afterword by David Bollier
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Foreword
  • Bill McKibben
  • Introduction
  • Peter Barnes
  • Theory : Our hidden wealth ; How tragic is the commons? ; A new commons story ; A parallel economy ; Stop the invasions! ; The myopia of money ; Human nature and the commons ; Common property ; Takers and givers ; The community of goods ; Conservative commoners, once
  • Practice : Accounting for common wealth ; Tollbooths of the mind ; Subsistence from the commons ; Build it and they will sit ; Sidewalks of the Information Age ; Reallocating time ; Time banking ; Who owns the beach? ; From alleys to commons ; New institutions needed ; Seeds of a commons movement
  • Afterword
  • David Bollier
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unknown
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1 online resource (xiii, 123 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781299282803
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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O'Reilly
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illustrations
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cl0500000224
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
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remote
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(OCoLC)830323704
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Our common wealth : the hidden economy that makes everything else work, by Jonathan Rowe ; edited by Peter Barnes ; foreword by Bill McKibben ; afterword by David Bollier
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Foreword
  • Bill McKibben
  • Introduction
  • Peter Barnes
  • Theory : Our hidden wealth ; How tragic is the commons? ; A new commons story ; A parallel economy ; Stop the invasions! ; The myopia of money ; Human nature and the commons ; Common property ; Takers and givers ; The community of goods ; Conservative commoners, once
  • Practice : Accounting for common wealth ; Tollbooths of the mind ; Subsistence from the commons ; Build it and they will sit ; Sidewalks of the Information Age ; Reallocating time ; Time banking ; Who owns the beach? ; From alleys to commons ; New institutions needed ; Seeds of a commons movement
  • Afterword
  • David Bollier
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 123 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781299282803
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Note
O'Reilly
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illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
cl0500000224
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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unknown
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remote
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(OCoLC)830323704

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