The Commons

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_good

Public goods include fresh air, knowledge, public infrastructure, national security, education, common language(s), widespread and high public literacy levels, potable water, flood control systems, lighthouses, and street lighting...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_good_(economics)

"Tragedy of the Commons" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

"Tyranny of Small Decisions" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_small_decisions


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Eco-nomics

http://www.neweconomics.org

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Via Yes! Magazine - David Korten / 2001 Reclaiming the Commons

Via Sojourners / 2013 Reclaiming the Commons

Community-Wealth generation - Democracy Collaborative / Reclaiming the Commons

http://democracycollaborative.org/

https://twitter.com/democracycollab

Resources for practitioners and policy makers working to build community wealth and a new economy

June 2014

Gar Alperovitz (note Gaylord Nelson) - Speaking/Video Closing keynote at the AAAS Climate Change Summit / American Association for the Advancement of Science's Summit on Climate Change Resilience and Governance

Next System Project - http://democracycollaborative.org/content/next-system-project

http://democracycollaborative.org/publications

Community-wealth generation focus areas:

Democratization of Wealth
Community Wealth Cities
Community Wealth InfoGraphics
Community Wealth Interviews
Community Wealth Map
Wealth Videos
Anchor Institutions
The Cleveland Model
Community Development Corporations (CDCs)
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)
Land Trusts (CLTs)
Cooperatives (Co-ops)
Cross-Sectoral
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
Green Economy
Individual Wealth Building
Individual Wealth Preservation
Local Food Systems
Municipal Enterprise
New State & Local Policies
Outside the U.S.
Program Related Investments
Reclaiming the Commons
Social Enterprise
Responsible Investing
State Asset Building Initiatives
State and Local Investments
Transit Oriented Development
University & Community Partnerships
Worker Cooperatives