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to the commons, and the political relevance of the commons: http://wealthofthecommons.org.
- “Enclosure,” Wikipedia article. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- This is an article describing enclosure, which is an issue that presents itself in a commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure.
- “The Political Economy of the Commons,” by Yochai Benkler. CC BY 3.0.
- This is a brief article that explains how a common infrastructure can sustain the commons: https://web.archive.org/web/20130617041302/http://www.boell.org/downloads/Benkler_The_Political_Economy_of_the_commons.pdf.
- “The Tragedy of the Commons,” by Boundless and Lumen Learning.
- This is a section of an economics course textbook that explains the economic principles underlying potential threats to the commons: https://www.boundless.com/economics/textbooks/boundless-economics-textbook/market-failure-public-goods-and-common-resources-8/common-resources-62/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-235-12326.
- “Debunking the Tragedy of the Commons,” by On the Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- This is a short article describing how the “tragedy” of the commons can be overcome: http://www.onthecommons.org/debunking-tragedy-commons.
- “Elinor Ostrom’s 8 Principles for Managing a Commons,” by On the Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- This is a short history of the economist Elinor Ostrom and the eight principles that she has established for managing a commons: http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/elinor-ostroms-8-principles-managing-commmons.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER OPEN MOVEMENTS
- Free Culture Game, by Molle Industria. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
- This is a game to help understand the concept of free culture: http://www.molleindustria.org/en/freeculturegame.
