Our common wealth the hidden economy that makes everything else work

A huge part of our economy is invisible, invaluable, and under siege. ""The commons"" is a term that denotes everything we share as opposed to own privately. Some parts of the commons are gifts of nature: the air and oceans, the web of species, wilderness, and watersheds. Others...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rowe, Jonathan (-)
Otros Autores: Barnes, Peter, 1942-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers c2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:BK Currents
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Sumario:A huge part of our economy is invisible, invaluable, and under siege. ""The commons"" is a term that denotes everything we share as opposed to own privately. Some parts of the commons are gifts of nature: the air and oceans, the web of species, wilderness, and watersheds. Others are the product of human creativity and endeavor: sidewalks and public squares, the Internet, our languages, cultures, technologies, and infrastructure. In graceful and down-to-earth prose, Jonathan Rowe illuminates the scale and value of the commons, its symbiotic relationship with the rest of the economy, its importa
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (145 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609948351
9781299282803
9781609948344