The Commons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_good_(economics)

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"Tragedy of the Commons" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

"Tyranny of Small Decisions" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_small_decisions

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Eco-nomics

http://www.neweconomics.org

Transforming the economy so that it works for people and the planet

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Via Yes! Magazine - David Korten / 2001 ... Reclaiming the Commons

Via Sojourners / 2013 ... Reclaiming the Commons

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Community-Wealth generation - Democracy Collaborative ... Reclaiming the Commons

http://democracycollaborative.org/

https://twitter.com/democracycollab

Resources for practitioners and policy makers working to build community wealth and a new economy

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June 2014

Gar Alperovitz (note Gaylord Nelson) - Speaking/Video Closing keynote at the AAAS Climate Change Summit / American Association for the Advancement of Science's Summit on Climate Change Resilience and Governance

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Next System Project - http://democracycollaborative.org/content/next-system-project

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http://democracycollaborative.org/publications

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Community-wealth generation focus areas:

Democratization of Wealth

Community Wealth Cities

Community Wealth InfoGraphics

Community Wealth Interviews

Community Wealth Map

Wealth Videos

Anchor Institutions

The Cleveland Model

Community Development Corporations (CDCs)

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)

Land Trusts (CLTs)

Cooperatives (Co-ops)

Cross-Sectoral

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

Green Economy

Individual Wealth Building

Individual Wealth Preservation

Local Food Systems

Municipal Enterprise

New State & Local Policies

Outside the U.S.

Program Related Investments

Reclaiming the Commons

Social Enterprise

Responsible Investing

State Asset Building Initiatives

State and Local Investments

Transit Oriented Development

University & Community Partnerships

Worker Cooperatives