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The Commons in History

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Commons in History

By Derek (University of London) Wall

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An argument that the commons is neither tragedy nor paradise but can be a way to understand environmental sustainability.The history of the commons-jointly owned land or other resources such as fisheries or forests set aside for public use-provides a useful context for current debates over sustainability and how we can act as "good ancestors." In this book, Derek Wall considers the commons from antiquity to the present day, as an idea, an ecological space, an economic abstraction, and a manageme...Show more

Political science and theory

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9780262534703

Publisher

MIT Press Ltd

Published year

2017

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1

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The Commons in History

Format

Paperback

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