social capital and microlending
The 16 Decisions of Grameen Bank illustrate the social dimensions of micro-lending, suggesting how social capital can be tied to economic capital:The 16 Decisions of Grameen Bank
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Jaime Cloud, of the Cloud Institute, contributed as guest blogger to On the Commons this month, writing on how to educate about the commons. She introduces a common pool resources game, called the...
View Articlehow bees make collective decisions
New research details how bees use a form of competitive debate to make collective decisions:Bees Form Better Democracy When bees outgrow their hives, a few hundred scouts selected by the queen search...
View ArticleComputation/Communication Commons Resource
public access unix system:The Super Dimension Fortress The Super Dimension Fortress is a networked community of free software authors, teachers, students, researchers, hobbyists, enthusiasts and the...
View ArticleAccess To Knowledge Conference
The Access To Knowledge Conference is taking place this weekend at the Yale Law School, on access to knowledge policy, intellectual property rights, and the importance of the knowledge commons.In the...
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