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The largest "tragedy of the commons" is the misconception that commons are failures - relics from another era rendered unneeded by the market and talk about. Think Just like a Commoner dispels such prejudices by detailing the rich history and promising future of the commons - an ageless paradigm of cooperation and fairness that is re-making the world. With elegant prose and dozens of fascinating experiences, David Bollier explains the quiet revolution that is pioneering practical types of self-governance and production controlled by people themselves. Think Just like a Commoner explains how the commons:

• Is an exploding field of DIY innovation which range from Wikipedia and seed-sharing to community forests, collaborative usage, and beyond
• Obstacles the standard narrative of market economics by detailing how cooperation generates significant value and human fulfillment
• Provides a platform of regulation and interpersonal action that will help us move beyond the pathologies of neoliberal capitalism

We have an option: Disregard the commons and suffer the ongoing private plunder of our common prosperity, or Think Just like a Commoner and understand how to repair our culture and reclaim our distributed inheritance. This accessible, comprehensive launch to the commons will wonder and enlighten you, and provoke one to action. David Bollier is an writer, activist, blogger, and self-employed scholar. He is the author of six catalogs on different aspects of the commons, including Green Governance, The Wealth of the Commons, and Viral Spiral, and is a frequent loudspeaker at conferences, universites and colleges, and policy workshops.