The Solidarity Economy

The Solidarity Economy encompasses a wide range of businesses and organizational models that form with people coming together to prioritize the meeting of their needs with resources. This includes cooperatives, community currencies, community land trusts, credit unions, and other DIY forms of community-led self sufficiency. Solidarity economics prioritize collective well-being rather than financial return or growth.

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solidarity-not-charity_full-report.pdf

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New Feeling

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Solidarity Not Charity - Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy

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A Guide For Designing Online Community Governance

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Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy

Megan Carnegie wired.com

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Platform Cooperativism vs. the Sharing Economy

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Ours To Hack And To Own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, a New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet

Caroline Woolard

worldpece.org

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When Workers Control the Code

Clive Thompson wired.com

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