gift economy Resources Debt - The First 500 Years Theory TODO gift economy and its transitional forms community owned and mutual aid vs state run universal basic income Shared resources in communal housing Historical Examples notes here soon Fictional Examples notes here soon Extant Examples libraries. services and resources free, community/locally managed libraries of things (some are transitional/currently for-profit and some are existing gift economies ) Peer-to-peer gifting eg Freecycle, streetside ‘free stuff’ for direct immediate pickup farmer surplus, direct from production sometimes public access to surplus from restaurants and supermarkets Community larders, community fridge (sometimes literal) Community-run free shops (not widespread but almost exactly the theoretical ideal) Transitional Concepts supermarket subscriptions as a step to un-commodifying groceries and other basic supplies Peer-to-peer sales (often but not always brokered by middle-men) eg Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Gumtree, car boot sales and similar Charity shops (in UK culture at least), essentially mediated peer-to-peer selling with profits redirected Food banks as closest blueprint for free food for all Limiting Factors what prevents eg widespread community-run free shops? money + commitment + paperwork? ...