International Commons Conference - 2010

Ecuador

• Alberto Acosta, Minister of the Economy [German-language bio: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Acosta_(%C3%96konom)]

Finland

• Jiri Rasanane (jiri.rasanen@iki.fi), eCars Now

Finland

eCars Now [1]

Ireland

1. Feasta

Policy Proposals by Topic

Introduction and Generalities

1. Developing the Meta Services for the Eco-Social Economy, draft proposed by Feasta writers, Ireland/UK
2. Infrastructural Commons for Sustainability, edited by Emer O'Siochru and David Korowitz. EENGO Submission to the (Irish) National Sustainable Development Strategy. Final Report January 2008.

Topics and Policy Domains

Earth and Climate Commons

1. Cap and Share: A Fair Way to Cut Greenhouse Emissions [2], written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK.
2. Global Climate Trust, written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK
3. The Viable Systems Model and Climate Governance; written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK

Currency or Monetary Commons

1. Liquidity Network [3]: Mutual credit commons written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK

Infrastructure Commons

1. Developing the Meta Services for the Eco-Social Economy, draft written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK

Land Commons

1. Land Value Tax, written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK

(Commons-based) Taxation

1. Land Value Tax, written by members of Feasta, Ireland/UK (video

General Documentation

Video

1. Emer O'Siochru on Reclaiming the Commons [4] : addresses destruction of 'the commons' - the vital but undefined resources that sustain life and civilisation that are under threat form the current system. It offered ideas about how they can be redefined, given legal protection within the market economy
2. Dan Sullivan on the Land Value Tax as a Community Development Tool