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Why Commons Capitalism Took So Long to Emerge

Capitalism,Commentary,Enterprise Theory,Foundations and Philosophy,Governance and Structure 72

Reference code: C26-01 Most people assume that, if an idea is sound, someone would have built it already. Commons Capitalism invites that assumption because the core concept is simple: keep markets and competition, but forbid private capture of surplus. If that is all it is, why did it not show up...

How Does Commons Capitalism Relate to Capitalism

Capitalism,Commentary 235

Reference code: C25-03 To understand Commons Capitalism it helps to begin with a compact analytic sketch of capitalism and then compare that overview directly to the concrete institutional choices of Commons Capitalism (CC). Doing so shows what CC preserves, how it reconfigures key relationships...

A Concise Summary of Commons Capitalism

Commentary,Governance and Structure 169

Reference code: C25-02 Commons Capitalism reframes how businesses capture and distribute economic surplus. It’s neither a return to laissez-faire shareholder capitalism nor a revival of worker cooperatives; instead, it proposes a third institutional form designed to anchor corporate surplus within a...

Commons Capitalism Entities and Workers’ Cooperatives: Working Together for a Better Society

Commentary,Cooperatives,Governance and Structure 189

Reference code: C25-01 Economist Richard Wolff has proposed replacing traditional corporations with workers’ cooperatives (“coops” for short). More specifically, he advocates for Workers’ Self-Directed Enterprises (WSDEs). These organizations aim to distribute wealth, particularly net profits...