"A thoughtful, ambitious vision for how commoners might leverage digital technologies and open-source practices to usher in a humane, satisfying post-capitalist world. In a time when people’s aspirations for a better world have shrivelled and curdled, Gerhardt invites us to consider the feasible possibilities, if we dare." David Bollier, Schumacher Center for a New Economics

"How do we prevent the appropriation of the commons by capital, and instead, generate capital for the commons? Hannes Gerhardt has written a very useful primer on the way forward.” Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title in Economics 2023. In this stimulating analysis, Hannes Gerhardt outlines the potentials and challenges of a technology-enabled, commons-focused transition out of capitalism. The book shows that openness and cooperation are more beneficial in today’s economies and societies than competition and profit-seeking. Driven by this conviction, Gerhardt identifies key imperatives for overcoming capitalism, from democratizing our digital, material, and financial economies to maintaining a robust, political mobilization. Using clear examples, he explores tactical openings through the lens of ‘compeerism’, a newly constructed framework that highlights the latent counter-capitalist possibilities, but also limits, of our emerging technological landscape. This is an accessible contribution to counter-capitalist discourse that is both inspiring and pragmatic for academics and activists alike.
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This stimulating analysis from Hannes Gerhardt shows how technology-led and commons-oriented strategies can create fairer economies and societies. Setting out the role of various digital tools with concrete examples of their value, it is a constructive and optimistic guide to overcoming anti-capitalist barriers.
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Introduction PART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution 1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise 2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential 3. Taking Back the Interest PART II: The Material Economy and the Commons 4. Democratizing Infrastructure 5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local' 6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural World PART III: Money and Value 7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value 8. Reinventing Money's Role in the Economy PART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future 9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist Society Conclusion
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The first book to systematically combine and apply a broad range of commons-centered ideas into a comprehensive and pragmatic framework called ‘compeerism,’ helping the reader gain a bigger-picture understanding of the growing counter-capitalist discourse. Provides concrete examples where the challenges and potentials involved in pursuing an exit from capitalism play out via the struggle over digital technologies, thus offering valuable insights into the two-sided nature of technology and its role in fomenting political/economic change. Helps readers interested in a post-capitalist transition bridge the oft neglected divide between the digital and material sides of the economy by working through how the digital commons both relies on and increasingly shapes the material realm of raw materials, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529224542
Publisert
2024-11-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Bristol University Press
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, G, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Biographical note

Hannes Gerhardt is Professor of Geography at the University of West Georgia.