Pluralist commonwealth explained

The term pluralist commonwealth refers to a systemic model of wealth democratization supported and facilitated by a variety of different institutional forms. Political economist and historian Gar Alperovitz is generally credited for the development of this model as a way to resolve socio-economic problems associated with corporate capitalism and traditional state socialism.^{[1] [2] [3]} Expanding upon proposals that focus more narrowly on state- versus worker-ownership or state- versus self-managed enterprises, this "pluralist" approach involves large-scale public ownership of corporate equity, worker-owned and community-benefitting enterprises, Community Development Corporations, nonprofit corporations and enterprising state and local public agencies.^{[4] [5] [6]} According to Waheed Hussain: "A pluralist commonwealth is a free-market society in which the economic returns on productive assets improve the lives of large communities of individuals, rather than a narrow elite."^[7]

References

• Alperovitz, Gar. "The Pluralist Commonwealth". http://www.pluralistcommonwealth.org/. The Democracy Collaborative. Retrieved 8/14/2014.
• Alperovitz, Gar (May 1, 2013). What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution (1st ed.). 85 North Main Street, Suite 120, White River Junction, VT 05001: Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 145. .
• O'Neill, Martin; Williamson, Thad (Mar 3, 2014). Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond. 5521 Research Park Drive, Suite 200, Catonsville, MD 21228: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 269. .
• Alperovitz, Gar; Speth, Gustave (Nov 9, 2011). America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy (2nd ed.). 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 501, Takoma Park, MD 20912: Democracy Collaborative Press. pp. 70–77. .
• Garnett Jr, Robert F; Olsen, Erik; Starr, Martha (November 10, 2013). Economic Pluralism. 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016: Routledge. p. 8. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alperovitz. Gar. The Pluralist Commonwealth. www.pluralistcommonwealth.org/. The Democracy Collaborative. 2014-08-14.
2. Book: Alperovitz. Gar. What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution. May 1, 2013. Chelsea Green Publishing. 85 North Main Street, Suite 120, White River Junction, VT 05001. 978-1603585040. 145. 1st.
3. Book: O'Neill. Martin. Williamson. Thad. Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond. Mar 3, 2014. Wiley-Blackwell. 5521 Research Park Drive, Suite 200, Catonsville, MD 21228. 978-1444334104. 269.
4. Web site: Alperovitz. Gar. The Pluralist Commonwealth. www.pluralistcommonwealth.org/. The Democracy Collaborative. 2014-08-14.
5. Book: Alperovitz. Gar. Speth. Gustave. America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy. Nov 9, 2011. Democracy Collaborative Press. 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 501, Takoma Park, MD 20912. 978-0984785704. 70–77. 2nd.
6. Book: Garnett Jr. Robert F. Olsen. Erik. Starr. Martha. Economic Pluralism. November 10, 2013. Routledge. New York. 978-0415747417. 8.
7. Hussain. Waheed. The Limits of a Pluralist Commonwealth. The Good Society. 2006. 15. 3. 37–44. Penn State University Press. 10.1353/gso.2008.0005. 144127775.