Name: Democracy, Markets and the Commons: Towards a Reconciliation of Freedom and Ecology (Political Science)
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Author: Lukas Peter
ISBN: 9783837654240

portada Democracy, Markets and the Commons: Towards a Reconciliation of Freedom and Ecology (Political Science)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Transcript Verlag

Author

Lukas Peter

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9783837654240

Synopsis "Democracy, Markets and the Commons: Towards a Reconciliation of Freedom and Ecology (Political Science)"

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.