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Record Nr.

UNINA9910433257603321

Autore

Ricoveri Giovanna

Titolo

Nature for sale [[electronic resource] ] : the commons versus commodities / / Giovanna Ricoveri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto Press, 2013

ISBN

1-84964-925-1

1-84964-924-3

Edizione

[English language edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Disciplina

333.1

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Natural resources, Communal

Commons

Capitalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on: Beni comuni vs merci.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword - Vandana Shiva""; ""Introduction to the Italian edition - Will the commons save the world?""; ""Introduction to the English edition - The enclosure of nature and the social movements""; ""1. What are the commons?""; ""2. The decline of the commons""; ""3. The destruction of wealth through commodities""; ""4. All power to the commons!""; ""Afterword - The right to the future""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Uncovering the rich heritage of common ownership which existed before the dominance of capitalist property relations, Giovanna Ricoveri argues that the subsistence commons of the past can be reinvented today to provide an alternative to the current destructive economic order.   Ricoveri outlines the distinct features of common ownership as it has existed in history through cooperatives, sustainable use of natural resources and direct democracy. In doing so, she shows how it is possible to provide goods and services which are not commodities exchanged on the capitalistic market, something still demonstrated today in village communities across the global South.  Tracing the erosion of the commons from the European enclosures at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the new enclosures of modern capitalism,



the book concludes by arguing that a new commons is needed today. It will be essential reading for activists as well as students and academics in history, politics, economics and development studies.