emblematic ideas to take forward could include: * resilient and diverse communities as essential foundations; * the value of trust in government and civic institutions; * recognising the agility and capability latent within the public sector; * and the enormous value of inefficiency and redundancy in systems; * an understanding that there are... See more

the commons refers to any source of sustenance and well-being that has not yet been appropriated by the state or private ownership: the air, water, sunshine, as well as human creations like language, cultural traditions, and scientific knowledge. It is virtually ignored in most economic discussion because, like household work, it doesn’t fit into... See more

Mattei’s point ties in with the history of the commons, from Garrett Hardin’s famous article on The Tragedy of the Commons, often taken to be a rallying cry for privatisation (or, though it is rarely mentioned, for total government control), to its refutation by Elinor Ostrom (Mattei points out that Friedrich Engels had already demonstrated the... See more