<div dir="ltr">This is a vital essay that I strongly recommend, I've summarized it here at <a href="https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Ideology_and_the_Evolution_of_Vital_Institutions">https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Ideology_and_the_Evolution_of_Vital_Institutions</a><div><br></div><div>Please note that it is part of a larger collection of book notes which I am transcribing, reaching my reading up to the year 2005, with 92 summaries so far:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Category:Bauwens_Reading_Notes_Project*">https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Category:Bauwens_Reading_Notes_Project*</a></div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps of interest as well</div><div><br></div><div>* the theoretical sources for p2p theory, <a href="https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Sources_of_P2P_Theory">https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Sources_of_P2P_Theory</a></div><div><br></div><div>and recommended literature: <a href="https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/What_You_Should_Read_To_Understand_the_Commons">https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/What_You_Should_Read_To_Understand_the_Commons</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">PDF By Earl Thompson</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:updates@academia-mail.com">updates@academia-mail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 11:00 AM<br>Subject: 📄 ""Ideology and the Evolution of Vital Institutions: A Synopsis,"" by Earl Thompson<br>To: <<a href="mailto:michel@p2pfoundation.net">michel@p2pfoundation.net</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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