David Sloan Wilson (USA) is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University in Binghamton New York, President of the Evolution Institute, and Editor in Chief of the online magazine This View of Life.
Patterns of
COMMONING
Long-Lasting Commons
“Most commons have never gone by that name. For most of history there was no need for such a generic term. The differences between the practices referred to – estover, minga, ejidos, locally-maintained irrigation systems, communal fields and pastures, traditions of gleaning or gathering or turf-cutting or setting aside “pin money” or seeds, sharing software development, or even just maintaining considerate silence after dark – were more important.”
Corner House Report (London), 2014