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Commons against and beyond capitalism

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ID23345949
AuthorsGeorge Caffentzis (University of Southern Maine, corresponding author), Silvia Federici (0000-0003-0522-5017, Hofstra University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume49
Issuesuppl 1
Pagesi92-i105
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Development Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-3802 • E-ISSN: 1468-2656
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/cdj/bsu006
OpenAlexW2112526315
LanguageEN
Citations received196
References cited5

This essay contrasts the logic underlining the production of ‘commons’ with the logic of capitalist relations, and describes the conditions under which ‘commons’ become the seeds of a society beyond state and market. It also warns against the danger that ‘commons’ may be co-opted to provide low-cost forms of reproduction, and discusses how this outcome can be prevented.

Biology · Capitalism · Capitalist state · Commons · Economic system · Economics · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Outcome (game theory) · Political science · Politics · Production (economics) · Reproduction · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Ecology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · University Challenges and Reforms

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