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great untold story of our time is the staggering privatization and abuse of
dozens of resources that we collectively own. The plunder is widespread,affecting
public lands, the broadcast airwaves, the Internet, the public domain of knowledge
and creativity, publicly funded medicines, and even our genes. As
companies quietly seize our common wealth, however, our government often fails
to protect us, sometimes actually giving away our common assets.
Silent
Theft is a fresh and compelling critique of how private markets are eclipsing
and “enclosing” the American commons. Bollier – a journalist, activist
and public policy expert – not only documents the serious costs and consequences
of runaway market activity, he develops a new language for understanding and reclaiming
the commons.
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