“Any concession which the capitalist makes to the worker is the concession which the farmer makes to his beasts─to feed them better that they may work more.” 

 ─Joan Robinson, Economist          

Commons Capitalism

An Alternative Economic System to Capitalism

Commons Capitalism is a viable hybrid economic system that is neither capitalism, nor socialism. Commons Capitalism (1) integrates the capitalist principles of profit-making and market competition with the management of net profits as a commons (a) to equitably distribute business wealth through past, present, and future workers (b) thereby enriching communities via tiered redistribution and (2) reduces the concentration of that wealth in the economic elite.

This website is created in an evergreen format and consists of a series of documents and posts, namely Research, Annotated Synopsis, Apologia, Commentary, Industrial Economics, and Model Forms.

Status of website construction!

  • The first phase of construction, planning and creating the general overlay of the website, is nearly complete. The areas I will address are identified in the menu headings at the top. A few minor theme issues need to be corrected. I was able to install a professional style Forum to handle questions and debate about Commons Capitalism.
  • Next, I will populate the Annotated Synopsis with an extensive narrative about Commons Capitalism, especially regarding the mechanics of Commons Capitalism Entities (CCEs) which are the economic drivers that will spread Commons Capitalism nationally and internationally. The Synopsis may be revised from time to time to reflect completeness and accuracy.
  • Thereafter, I will post my research in a Wikipedia-style format and anchor it to each respective paragraph or section of the Annotated Synopsis. Wherever possible, Research shall be footnoted and referenced to primary source material with an understanding that Commons Capitalism is an entirely new concept. I may post my research contemporaneously with each paragraph or section.
  • As I'm creating the Annotated Synopsis and posting Research, I will post to the Commentary, Apologia, Industrial Economics, and Model Forms from time to time.

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