Daily Archives: September 2, 2012

Peer-to-peer production and the coming of the commons | Red Pepper

Michel Bauwens examines how collaborative, commons-based production is emerging to challenge capitalism. Below, Hilary Wainwright responds Illustration: Andrzej Krauze ‘At a certain stage of development, the material productive forces of society come into conflict with the existing relations of production … Continue reading

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Las Indias’ new book: «The P2P mode of production»

During the next weeks we will be writing a new book: «La samtavolana produktadomaniero» («The P2P mode of production»). All the contents will appear in real time in its own special page. Written in Esperanto language, once finished it will be … Continue reading

Posted in Alliances, Commons, Exchange, P2P, Participation, Solidarity | 2 Comments

Water Commons, Water Citizenship and Water Security Case Studies

Water Solutions Case 1: The Push for a UN Covenant on the Right to Water Case 2: Legal Efforts to Guarantee the Right to Water in Latin America Case 3: The Constitutional Right to Water in South Africa Case 4: … Continue reading

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The mesas técnicas del agua (Technical Water Forum, MTAs) are a unique experiment in radical urban planning, whereby beneficiary communities map their own water and sanitation needs and help to plan infrastructure development, which is financed by the state. Thanks to heavy … Continue reading

Posted in Commons, P2P, Solidarity | 4 Comments