From Capital to Commons

Hannes Gerhardt is Professor of Geography at the University of West Georgia.

• IntroductionPART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential3. Taking Back the InterestPART II: The Material Economy and the Commons4. Democratizing Infrastructure5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local'6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural WorldPART III: Money and Value7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value8. Reinventing Money's Role in the EconomyPART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist SocietyConclusion

"A thoughtful, ambitious vision for how commoners might leverage digital technologies and open-source practices to usher in a humane, satisfying post-capitalist world. In a time when people’s aspirations for a better world have shrivelled and curdled, Gerhardt invites us to consider the feasible possibilities, if we dare." David Bollier, Schumacher Center for a New Economics