Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

What do we mean when we say we are shifting from a capitalist 'commodity' economy, to a commons-based 'contributive' economy ?

... AND, how do we get there ?

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Michel Bauwens
Feb 28, 2024
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I am republishing a text I co-wrote with Vasilis Niaros. I do not find this text dated, on the contrary, I feel its ‘use value’ in terms of the need for a meta-transition, has increased. In this text, we think about the nature of value, how commons-based value differs from commodity value, and how we can move from one value regime to another.

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