Communities Magazine #175 (Summer 2017) – Economics in Cooperative Culture

Economics in cooperative culture—the focus of our Summer issue—is expressed in myriad forms. From cohousing developments to gift-economy activist camps, from spiritual communities to mobile home parks, from income-sharing communities to intentional neighborhoods, people across a wide range of economic circumstances and approaches are discovering the benefits of cooperative economics. Their stories suggest new ways of “stewarding our home” and transitioning into a more inclusive and sustainable future. * Publisher's Note--Transforming Economics by Sky Blue * Notes from the Editor--"Stewarding Our Home": a Place for Everyone by Chris Roth * Towards a Joyful Economics by Helen Zuman * The Gift Economy of Standing Rock by Murphy Robinson * Participatory Budgeting in an Income-Sharing Community by Adder Oaks * Servant Leadership in Cooperative Stirring It Up at East Wind Nut Butters by Sumner Nichols * Community as Economic Engine by Laird Schaub * Economy, Community, and Place by Lindsay Hagamen * A New Connections of Affection by Helen Iles * Towards a Relationship Economy at Port Townsend EcoVillage by Viki Sonntag * Home Ownership Is Dead! Long Live the Permanent Real Estate Cooperative! by Janelle Orsi * Mobile Home A Fast and Inexpensive Path to Cohousing by William Noel * Business Co-ops as a Prelude to Intentional Community by Werner Kontara * Community Is the Best A guide to cooperative living on a disability income by Lily Silver * An Introduction by Paul Freundlich * Living Out a Gift Economy in Community with Others by Tina Dunn (with input from others in the Jesus Christian community) * Economics and Cooperation in The Ultimate Contest by Dan Schultz * Let All Money in the World Become Everyone's Towards a Society Where All People Can Share Money by Yoshifumi Nakano (called Nakanon) * Mixing Sociability and A Recipe for Community Connection by Annie Raser-Rowland * An Invitation to Single Consider Cohousing by Carolyn Schlam * Sunflower Cohousing en France by Martin Prosser * How to Create New Nature Reserves by Dr. Adrian Cooper * Creating Cooperative Culture--Together Why This Book? Thoughts on Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption by Sky Blue