THE BLUE COMMONS

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022 A landmark book The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis a searing analysis and an inspiring call to action David Bollier With remarkable erudition passion and lyricism Guy Standing commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism s violent policies for extraction exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all but also vital to our survival the sea and all within it Ann Pettifor Shines a bright light on the economy of the oceans directing us brilliantly towards where a sustainable future lies Danny Dorling This is a powerful visionary book essential reading for all who yearn for a better world Jason Hickel The sea provides more than half the oxygen we breathe food for billions of people and livelihoods for hundreds of millions But giant corporations are plundering the world s oceans aided by global finance and complicit states following the neoliberal maxim of Blue Growth The situation is dire rampant exploitation and corruption now drive all aspects of the ocean economy destroying communities intensifying inequalities and driving fish populations and other ocean life towards extinction The Blue Commons is an urgent cal