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> [What distinguishes a commons is that it is not private property, does not have a price, and is oriented towards 'use value'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/what-distinguishes-a-commons-is-that-it-is-not-private-property-does/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

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> [Think of a public library, worth more for those who cannot afford numerous books. Think of a public waterway or fishing ground.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/think-of-a-public-library-worth-more-for-those-who-cannot-afford/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

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> [A rich and diverse commons lowers the cost of living for those who use it. And throughout history, it has been those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/a-rich-and-diverse-commons-lowers-the-cost-of-living-for-those-who/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

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## More by Guy Standing

> [“The ethical and philosophical justifications for basic income – social justice, freedom and economic security – have been well established. They are embedded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/the-ethical-and-philosophical-justifications-for-basic-income-social/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [What we can say with confidence is that the technological revolution is worsening inequality, due mostly to mechanisms that limit free markets. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/what-we-can-say-with-confidence-is-that-the-technological-revolution/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“While there are reasons to be sceptical about the predicted technological dystopia that has prompted many high-tech plutocrats to come out in support of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/while-there-are-reasons-to-be-sceptical-about-the-predicted/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“Selective paternalism, for those on low incomes or for other groups needing state assistance, is perhaps even worse than general paternalism, since the minority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/selective-paternalism-for-those-on-low-incomes-or-for-other-groups/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [A democratically governed national fracking fund should be set up, perhaps similar to what Norway and Alaska have. Areas of drilling should be rented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/a-democratically-governed-national-fracking-fund-should-be-set-up/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [Many low-income people in the U.S.A. charged with a crime opt to plead guilty to a lesser offence because they cannot afford to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/many-low-income-people-in-the-u-s-a-charged-with-a-crime-opt-to-plead/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [People in the precariat rely very heavily on money wages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/people-in-the-precariat-rely-very-heavily-on-money-wages/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“Ironically, opponents of basic income on the grounds that it would lead to a dismantling of the welfare state tend to support some variant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/ironically-opponents-of-basic-income-on-the-grounds-that-it-would/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [Globalisation began what should be called the Great Convergence, creating a globalising labour market in which wages in emerging market economies slowly converge with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/globalisation-began-what-should-be-called-the-great-convergence/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“Although reducing poverty, economic insecurity, malnutrition and ill-health should be the primary driving forces, an additional factor is the stress being placed on societies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/although-reducing-poverty-economic-insecurity-malnutrition-and-ill/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“The first basic income pilot in a developing country was implemented in the small Namibian village of Otjivero-Omitara in 2008–9, covering about 1,000 people.40…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/the-first-basic-income-pilot-in-a-developing-country-was-implemented/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“Leaving aside instrumental reasons for supporting a basic income, the thrill lies in the potential to advance full freedom and social justice, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/leaving-aside-instrumental-reasons-for-supporting-a-basic-income-the/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“Reformers must be able to pre-empt the expected jibes over lack of ‘reciprocity’, affordability, inducement to laziness, ‘something for nothing’ and cash for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/reformers-must-be-able-to-pre-empt-the-expected-jibes-over-lack-of/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [“The importance of ethical governance, exemplified by the Norwegian Pension Fund, is highlighted by a deplorable UK government proposal in 2016 to set up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/the-importance-of-ethical-governance-exemplified-by-the-norwegian/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

> [If the scale of gas is anything like the claims made by its advocates, it has major implications for the economy and British society.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-standing/if-the-scale-of-gas-is-anything-like-the-claims-made-by-its-advocates/)

[Guy Standing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-standing/)

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