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Helps the reader gain a bigger-picture understanding of the growing counter-capitalist discourse; Offers concrete examples to offer valuable insights into the two-sided nature of technology and its role in fomenting political/economic change; Showcases how the digital commons both relies on, and increasingly shapes, the material realm of raw materials, infrastructure, and manufacturing.

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Introduction PART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution 1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise 2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential 3. Taking Back the Interest PART II: The Material Economy and the Commons 4. Democratizing Infrastructure 5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local' 6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural World PART III: Money and Value 7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value 8. Reinventing Money's Role in the Economy PART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future 9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist Society Conclusion

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 19 July 2023
      ISBN-13 9781529224535
      978-1529224535
      ISBN-10 1529224535
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Helps the reader gain a bigger-picture understanding of the growing counter-capitalist discourse; Offers concrete examples to offer valuable insights into the two-sided nature of technology and its role in fomenting political/economic change; Showcases how the digital commons both relies on, and increasingly shapes, the material realm of raw materials, infrastructure, and manufacturing.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction PART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution 1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise 2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential 3. Taking Back the Interest PART II: The Material Economy and the Commons 4. Democratizing Infrastructure 5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local' 6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural World PART III: Money and Value 7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value 8. Reinventing Money's Role in the Economy PART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future 9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist Society Conclusion

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