The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market and State

The book features 73 essays by a remarkable roster of activists, academics and project leaders from around the world.  Co-edited by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich, the book chronicles many ongoing struggles against the private commoditization of shared resources – while documenting the immense generative power of the commons. The Wealth of the Commons explains how millions of commoners are defending their forests and fisheries, reinventing local food systems, organizing productive online communities, reclaiming public spaces, improving environmental stewardship and re-imagining the very meaning of “progress” and governance.  Sections focus on "The Commons as a New Paradigm"; "Capitalism, Enclosure and Resistance"; "Commoning -- A Social Innovation for Our Time"; "Knowledge Commons for Social Change"; and "Envisioning a COmmons-Based Policy and Production Framework."