Omnia Sunt Communia: On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism
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In this weaving of radical political economy, Omnia Sunt Communia sets out the steps to postcapitalism. By conceptualising the commons not just as common goods but as a set of social systems, Massimo De Angelis shows their pervasive presence in everyday life, mapping out a strategy for total social transformation.
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It is possible, with robustness standards based in ecological engineering rather than planned obsolescence based on sales turnover, to achieve a material throughput reduction while maintaining product utility and profit.
“It is possible, with robustness standards based in ecological engineering rather than planned obsolescence based on sales turnover, to achieve a material throughput reduction while maintaining product utility and profit (De Angelis, 2017).”
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- Authors
- De Angelis, M.
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- Zed Books Ltd
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
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- 2017
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- Citations by year
- 2026: 61 · 2025: 55 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 3
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- Locations
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Anarchism and Radical Politics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Economic and Social Issues
- Keywords
- commons, post-capitalism, radical political economy, social change, common good, social systems, everyday life, critique of capitalism
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