Capitalism 3.0 : a Guide to Reclaiming the Commons.
The commons - those creations of nature and society we inherit together and must preserve for our children - is under siege. Our current version of capitalism - the corporate, globalized version 2.0 - is rapidly squandering this heritage. Now, Peter Barnes offers a solution: protect the commons by g...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, US :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
2006.
©2006. |
| Series: | BK currents book.
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| Summary: | The commons - those creations of nature and society we inherit together and must preserve for our children - is under siege. Our current version of capitalism - the corporate, globalized version 2.0 - is rapidly squandering this heritage. Now, Peter Barnes offers a solution: protect the commons by giving it property rights and strong institutional managers. Barnes shows how capitalism - like a computer - is run by an operating system. Our current operating system gives too much power to profit-maximizing corporations that devour the commons and distribute most of their profits to a sliver of t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781626563933 1626563934 9781605091648 1605091642 1576753611 9781576753613 |