[p2p-research] abundance economics book

[Michel Bauwens]

*Book: Wolfgang Hoeschele. The Economics of Abundance: A Political Economy
of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability.*
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] Description

"The “economics of abundance” is based on a critique of our present economic
system, which finds value only in scarce commodities – i.e., things which
can be sold at a high price because demand exceeds supply. Because this
economy depends on demand always outstripping supplies, it also depends on
“scarcity-generating institutions” – institutions that either manipulate
supply or demand in order to keep us in a constant state of need.

An economy of abundance seeks to dismantle or reform these
scarcity-generating institutions in such a way as to affirm our freedom to
live life as art (self-expression to others), social equity (so that
everyone can live life as art), and sustainability (so that all life can
thrive into the future). Among other things, this implies a much greater
role for various forms of shared property, individual and community-level
self-reliance, and participatory decision-making." (
http://shareable.net/blog/event-the-economics-of-abundance)

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