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oapen-20.500.12657-429872020-11-17T01:44:34Z The Commons Papadimitropoulos, Vangelis collaborative economy post-capitalism platform capitalism sharing economy the commons peer production bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCS Economic systems & structures bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCA Economic theory & philosophy bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBA Social theory "This book explores the potential creation of a broader collaborative economy through commons-based peer production (P2P) and the emergent role of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The book seeks to critically engage in the political discussion of commons-based peer production, which can be classified into three basic arguments: the liberal, the reformist and the anti-capitalist. This book categorises the liberal argument as being in favour of the coexistence of the commons with the market and the state. Reformists, on the other hand, advocate for the gradual adjustment of the state and of capitalism to the commons, while anti-capitalists situate the commons against capitalism and the state. By discussing these three viewpoints, the book contributes to contemporary debates concerning the future of commons-based peer production. Further, the author argues that for the commons to become a fully operational mode of peer production, it needs to reach critical mass arguing that the liberal argument underestimates the reformist insight that technology has the potential to decentralise production, thereby forcing capitalism to transition to post-capitalism. Surveying the three main strands of commons-based peer production, this book makes the case for a post-capitalist commons-orientated transition that moves beyond neoliberalism." 2020-11-16T12:52:14Z 2020-11-16T12:52:14Z 2020 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42987 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International the-commons.pdf University of Westminster Press 10.16997/book46 10.16997/book46 2725c638-53f3-4872-9824-99c3555366f3 272 London open access
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"This book explores the potential creation of a broader collaborative economy through commons-based peer production (P2P) and the emergent role of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The book seeks to critically engage in the political discussion of commons-based peer production, which can be classified into three basic arguments: the liberal, the reformist and the anti-capitalist. This book categorises the liberal argument as being in favour of the coexistence of the commons with the market and the state. Reformists, on the other hand, advocate for the gradual adjustment of the state and of capitalism to the commons, while anti-capitalists situate the commons against capitalism and the state. By discussing these three viewpoints, the book contributes to contemporary debates concerning the future of commons-based peer production.
Further, the author argues that for the commons to become a fully operational mode of peer production, it needs to reach critical mass arguing that the liberal argument underestimates the reformist insight that technology has the potential to decentralise production, thereby forcing capitalism to transition to post-capitalism. Surveying the three main strands of commons-based peer production, this book makes the case for a post-capitalist commons-orientated transition that moves beyond neoliberalism."
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