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How can we overcome the existing political, economic, and ecological crises that humanity faces? With the notion of the commons, Lukas Peter argues that this form of social organization can provide answers to the shortcomings of centralized states and open and competitive markets. By building on and going beyond the work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom, he develops an ecological understanding of the commons and human freedom, more generally, thereby reinterpreting classical thinkers such as John Locke and John Rawls. Importantly, he does not suggest an end to property, states or markets, but rather a radical democratization thereof, ultimately providing a real alternative for the 21st century.
Price: $50.00
Pages: 334
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
27 January 2021
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837654240
Format: Paperback
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Lukas Peter (Dr. phil.), born in 1981, is a philosopher and has taught at the Universities of St. Gallen, Zürich and Lucerne. He studied at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and, previously, at McGill University in Montral, Canada. During his dissertation, he was a member of the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research for Democracy. His research topics include freedom, democracy, economics and ecology. He otherwise makes cheese, participates in community supported agriculture projects, is a father of two children and lives in Zurich.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Preface 9
Introduction 13
1. The concept of democracy 19
2. The competitive market and the state 29
3. Garrett Hardin's tragedy of the unregulated commons 45
4. Overcoming the tragedy with the Ostroms 51
5. An ecological understanding of the commons 89
6. Towards a commons theory of property 143
7. The role of the state in a commonscreating society 207
8. Commons and the market 251
9. Conclusion 279
Literature 299