[p2p-research] abundance economics book

[Ryan Lanham]

I hope it isn't just me who notes the irony that the book costs 99 USD.

R.

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> *Book: Wolfgang Hoeschele. The Economics of Abundance: A Political Economy
> of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability.*
> [edit<http://p2pfoundation.net/Economics_of_Abundance?title=Economics_of_Abundance&action=edit&section=1>
> ] Description
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> "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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