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Commons Economics is, simply, economics that involves what we understand as [[Commons]] in one way or another.
 
This has been a much neglected aspect of economics as taught in traditional business schools,  
* See: [[Introduction to the P2P Foundation Wiki Material about Commons Economics]]
which are often based on the assumptions of a capitalist economic system, and tends to ignore [[Commons]], perhaps because they cannot be bought or sold.
 
To start to make up for this, there are many pages on this wiki related to Commons Economics:
Commons Economics is, simply, economics that involves what we understand as [[Commons]] in one way or another. This has been a much neglected aspect of economics as taught in traditional business schools, which are often based on the assumptions of a capitalist economic system, and tends to ignore [[Commons]], perhaps because they cannot be bought or sold. In contrast to neoclassical and neoliberal economics, Commons Economics doesn't start with the scarcity paradigm, but with maintaining and growing abundance through mutualization and sharing resources, and it looks systematically for win-win strategies.
[[Michel Bauwens]], after writing most of the pages, surveyed them and has compiled an [[Introduction to the P2P Foundation Wiki Material about Commons Economics]].
 
To understand this, see:
 
#[[Abundance Logic vs Scarcity Logic]]
#[[Abundance and the Generative Logic of the Commons]], a text by Roberto Verzola


Much of this material was originally brought together for a conference in Berlin in 2013, called [[ECC2013]], the [[Economics of the Commons Conference]].
Much of this material was originally brought together for a conference in Berlin in 2013, called [[ECC2013]], the [[Economics of the Commons Conference]].


==Key Concepts of This Category==
==Key Concepts of This Category==
One key distinction is between digital commons and material commons. Much has been written about digital commons and the related economics.


A related distinction is between [[Rival vs Non Rival Goods]] (alternatively, "rivalrous").
One key distinction is between digital commons and material commons. Much has been written about digital commons and the related economics. Digital, or intellectual, goods are by nature non-rival, and whether they are 'excludable' depends on [[Intellectual Property]] law. The commons movement is promoting various licenses to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, see for example: the [[Creative Commons]] licences; [[Copyleft]], [[Copyfarleft]] and [[Copyfair]].
Digital, or intellectual, goods are by nature non-rival, and whether they are 'excludable' depends on [[Intellectual Property]] law.
This motivates much related discussion about [[Creative Commons]] licences; about [[Copyleft]], [[Copyfarleft]] and [[Copyfair]].


The economics of material commons has been well studied by [[Elinor Ostrom]] for which she was awarded a Nobel Prize.
An important distinction is between [[Rival vs Non Rival Goods]] (alternatively, "rivalrous").
 
At the P2P Foundation, we see an evolution from the original natural resource commons, as described by [[Elinor Ostrom]], to digital and knowledge commons, via urban commons that mutualize shared resources for urban citizens, and towards an emergent productive commons, which we call [[Cosmo-Localism]] or [[Cosmo-Localization]]. See our summary at: [[History and Evolution of the Commons]].
 
Like the P2P Foundation, some authors see Commons Economics as some kind of evolutionary development forward from capitalist economics, towards post-capitalist economics.  Among these, notably, is [[Kojin Karatani]], spelling out the [[Evolution of the Modes of Exchange]].


Some authors see Commons Economics as some kind of evolutionary development forward from capitalist economics.
Among these, notably, is [[Kojin Karatani]], spelling out the [[Evolution of the Modes of Exchange]].


==Useful learning resources==
==Useful learning resources==
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* Also explained on [[Wikipedia: Rivalry (economics)]].
* Also explained on [[Wikipedia: Rivalry (economics)]].
* Our page on [[Commons]] explains commons concepts more generally.
* Our page on [[Commons]] explains commons concepts more generally.
* The page [[Common Pool Resource]] goes into more detail about resources in a commons economy.


===Deeper Study===
===Deeper Study===
* [[Value in the Commons Economy]]: report by [[Michel Bauwens]] and [[Vasilis Niaros]]
 
* [[Introduction to the P2P Foundation Wiki Material about Commons Economics]]
* [[Common as a Mode of Production]] by Carlo Vercellone
* [[Common as a Mode of Production]] by Carlo Vercellone
* [[Five Framing Conditions for a Commons-Oriented Economy]]
* [[Five Framing Conditions for a Commons-Oriented Economy]]
* The page [[Common Pool Resource]] goes into more detail about resources in a commons economy.
* The '[[Circulation of the Common]]' = Analytical concept proposed by Nick Dyer-Witheford in a landmark essay of the same title.. It refers to the social reproduction mechanism of Peer Production, in a process analogous with the Circulation of Capital described by Marx.
 
 
===Material by the P2P Foundation===
 
* [[Value in the Commons Economy]]: report by [[Michel Bauwens]] and [[Vasilis Niaros]]
* [[P2P Accounting for Planetary Survival]] describes the infrastructure we will need for developing commons economics
 


==Related Categories==
==Related Categories==
* This category is in the intersection of [[:Category: Commons]] and [[:Category: Economics]], which are both super-categories.
 
* [[:Category: ECC2013 Participants]] lists those people.
* [[:Category: IP]] stands for Intellectual Property. [[:Category: Free Software]] is a means to produce freely shareable software, and is enabled by different [[:Category: P2P Licences]]
* [[:Category: IP]] stands for Intellectual Property [[:Category: Free Software]] is related.
 
* The [[:Category: Collaborative Economy]] is closely related, approaching from the method rather than the substance.
* What pricing is for the market, and planning is for state-driven economies, so is mutual coordination for commons economics, see: [[:Category: Mutual Coordination]]
 
* [[:Category: P2P Accounting]] tells us how to account for value in contribution-based systems
 


[[Category:Commons]]
[[Category:Commons]]
[[Category:Economics]]
[[Category:Economics]]

Revision as of 07:08, 3 September 2019

Commons Economics is, simply, economics that involves what we understand as Commons in one way or another. This has been a much neglected aspect of economics as taught in traditional business schools, which are often based on the assumptions of a capitalist economic system, and tends to ignore Commons, perhaps because they cannot be bought or sold. In contrast to neoclassical and neoliberal economics, Commons Economics doesn't start with the scarcity paradigm, but with maintaining and growing abundance through mutualization and sharing resources, and it looks systematically for win-win strategies.

To understand this, see:

  1. Abundance Logic vs Scarcity Logic
  2. Abundance and the Generative Logic of the Commons, a text by Roberto Verzola

Much of this material was originally brought together for a conference in Berlin in 2013, called ECC2013, the Economics of the Commons Conference.


Key Concepts of This Category

One key distinction is between digital commons and material commons. Much has been written about digital commons and the related economics. Digital, or intellectual, goods are by nature non-rival, and whether they are 'excludable' depends on Intellectual Property law. The commons movement is promoting various licenses to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, see for example: the Creative Commons licences; Copyleft, Copyfarleft and Copyfair.

An important distinction is between Rival vs Non Rival Goods (alternatively, "rivalrous").

At the P2P Foundation, we see an evolution from the original natural resource commons, as described by Elinor Ostrom, to digital and knowledge commons, via urban commons that mutualize shared resources for urban citizens, and towards an emergent productive commons, which we call Cosmo-Localism or Cosmo-Localization. See our summary at: History and Evolution of the Commons.

Like the P2P Foundation, some authors see Commons Economics as some kind of evolutionary development forward from capitalist economics, towards post-capitalist economics. Among these, notably, is Kojin Karatani, spelling out the Evolution of the Modes of Exchange.


Useful learning resources

Introductory


Deeper Study


Material by the P2P Foundation


Related Categories

  • What pricing is for the market, and planning is for state-driven economies, so is mutual coordination for commons economics, see: Category: Mutual Coordination

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