[governance] Ism or not Ism ?

[Michael Gurstein]

But what exactly is a "commons" where "many organizations are vying for
survival and possibly an advantage" if it isn't a marketplace. 

M

-----Original Message-----
From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at acm.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:25 PM
To: IGC
Subject: Re: [governance] Ism or not Ism ?



On 17 Aug 2010, at 12:43, Michael Gurstein wrote:

> marketplace
...

> "hidden hand"


you will never catch me arguing for the so called marketplace 
or its  hidden hand.
and if this you think you do 
then i have been unclear.
or something like that.

the commons is made up of many organizations vying 
for survival and possibly an advantage.
some few of them may be scum.
but most are sincere believers in something.

the so called free market is just one model.
there are other models of cooperation and interaction.
some models may be emergent 
and we may not even fully understand them yet

the multistakeholder model some of us are trying to build is one such other
model. i believe it can only be analogously approached using previous
constructs. and so far i think it offers great promise and some first
successes.

it is still in its formative stages, 
and any presumption as to its demise 
(or maybe it being still born at this point) 
is premature and perhaps wishful thinking, 

in my very personal opinion.

a.

(yes, my role in the IGF may prejudice my outlook and commitment to the
model. 
but i am sure i would not have the role i do if i was not a true believer)

(first time i ever sent email from my seat in an airplane.  what fun!)



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