Re: Fwd: [ox-en] Talk on "Social economy or peer production? - On the relationship of
Stefan Merten <[email protected]>
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Hi list, Andreas, all! 4 days ago Stefan Merten wrote: > I'll work on my talk during the next weeks and will send a version to > you. Please find below a half-cooked version of the first half of the slides. GrüÃe Stefan === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === 8< === ----------- Definitions ----------- Definition: Peer production =========================== * Focussed on production of useful goods * Based on openness * Everyone may participate (internal openness) * Everyone may use the product (external openness) * Based on Selbstentfaltung * Selbstentfaltung == enjoying task and project * Result: volunteers do useful things for "fun" * Results in production of use value .. highlights:: Peer production == production + openness + Selbstentfaltung Examples of peer production =========================== * Free Software * Oldest example * Very visible * Wikipedia * More recent * Extremely visible * Open Access * I.e. Free Science * Very interesting movement * Others... .. highlights:: A growing movement Definition: Solidarity economy ============================== * Hard to find a good definition * Common topics: Orientation in political goals * Fairness, solidarity, social values * Democracy and ecology * Criticism of neo-liberal concepts .. highlights:: Addresses political values missing in capitalist economies Definition: Social economy ========================== * Somewhat easier to find a good definition * Common topics * Non-profit * Support for disadvantaged groups * May include volunteers .. highlights:: Addresses poverty and unprofitable goals Forms of social / solidarity economy ==================================== * Cooperatives * As cooperative companies * As consumer cooperatives * State companies under democratic control * Self-governed companies * Local Exchange Trade Systems (LETS) * Gratis shops .. highlights:: Multiple forms -------------------------- Reasons, objectives, means -------------------------- ...for social / solidarity economy ================================== * Reason: Capitalism has shortcomings * Such as: social injustice, rule of money, destruction of nature * Results in political will to overcome the shortcomings * Objective: Repair shortcomings of capitalism * In this case: By economic activities * Today: Retreat of the (social) state creates new gaps every day * Means: Cast political will on capitalist economy * In this case: Mostly by private but non-profit activities * Sometimes supported by the state .. highlights:: Supplement to capitalism based on political will Social / solidarity economy and capitalism ========================================== * Actors and goals somewhere between * supplement to capitalism * opposed to capitalism * Third sector between * private sector / business * public sector / government ...for peer production ====================== * Reason: Useful goods are missing though they could be available * Commodities have only relative quality * Commodities are not available freely * Objective: Make available useful goods while having fun * "Make available" mainly means producing them * Production *is* Selbstentfaltung / fun * Means: Produce using openness and Selbstentfaltung * Openness as the result *and* the precondition to peer production .. highlights:: New mode of production beyond political will Peer production and capitalism ============================== * Valorization is opposed to openness * Commodities must be scarce == no external openness * Business secrets are to be kept == no internal openness * Market is opposed to Selbstentfaltung * Abstract money logic is opposed to Selbstentfaltung * Relative quality is "good enough" * Economic approach fundamentally different from capitalism .. highlights:: A new mode of production _________________________________ Web-Site: http://www.oekonux.org/ Organization: http://www.oekonux.de/projekt/ Contact: [email protected]