Dear Michel, just flew over the article, and find completely not interesting enough to invest more time. The authors simply didn't get the point, or, I guess, they intentionally miss it. Very brief the content: - commons discourse is backward oriented - throws away 200 years of scientific knowledge - argues only morally - expresses discomfort with technology and modernity - there is no contradiction between common and private good - it is rather a continuum, because private property is limited too - commons = common property = public good - Hardin was right, the tragedy of the commons "is an historical fact" - only private property can limit total waste of environment - sucessful example: CO2 certificates (and trade with them) - the second part of the article is about "europe as a common good" (where common good = public good = state governed good) Found no serious counter argument. Conservatives do not require to be serious, they simply play with prejudices. Maybe Silke or Brigitte are more gracious with their judgement... Ciao, Stefan PS: Please change my address to [email protected] in your address list. On 2011-07-20 04:40, Michel Bauwens wrote:
Dear Stefan,
I was told this was a conservative counter-argument against the commons in Germany,
would it be possible to tell us the gist of it in english? eventually for publication?
see http://www.bpb.de/publikationen/OMIL3U,0,Vom_eigenen_Garten_zur_weltw eiten_Ressourcenverteilung_Essay.html
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