Reclaiming the ‘real’ sharing economy
Article / 20th April 2015What does it actually mean ‘to share’? This might seem like an obvious question, but the concept of sharing is increasingly being debated, discussed and redefined in our modern age of rapid technological change and planetary crises.
From basic income to social dividend: sharing the value of common resources
Article / 18th March 2015It’s time to broaden the debate on how to fund a universal basic income by including options for sharing resource rents, which is a model that can be applied internationally to reform unjust economic systems, reduce extreme poverty and protect the global commons.
After the great Piketty debate
Article / 3rd March 2015If de-growth on a global level is inevitable sooner or later – and there is enough evidence to suggest that it is – then the implications go far beyond Piketty’s solutions for how we can achieve a just and sustainable world.
Commons transition: STWR interviewed by the P2P Foundation
Article / 4th February 2015As part of a series of interviews highlighting the need for a ‘commons transition’, STWR was asked about the ethic and practice of sharing in relation to establishing a sustainable model of societal organisation through commons-based production and governence.
Leading Churchmen in Britain call for a more equal and sharing society
Article / 15th January 2015The Church of England has spoken out in trenchant terms about the extreme inequality that defines modern Britain, arguing today that moral principles and sharing should underpin the foundations of society.