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Readings Selection

Matthew CroppMatthew Cropp Thu 18 Jan 2018 3:14AMPublicSeen by 32

A thread to coordinate the selection of readings!

Matthew Cropp

Add a book to the reading list!

opt-in by Matthew Cropp Closed Tue 8 May 2018 3:02PM

Let's keep building the reading list! Check 'yes' on this poll if you've added at least one new book to the readings spreadsheet

Results

ResultsOptionVoters
Yes4Matthew CroppMichele KipielCaitlin Waddick, FWG/OCemi do
No1Michel Alexandre Salim
Undecided32Thomas BeckettJosh DavisMatt NoyesÅsa MinozLeo SammallahtiThomas BostemDeleted accountMayel de BorniolFrédéric DufaysErik MoellerMatthew YezuitaCarla IltenAlan (@alanz)Luke OppermanClark C. EvansDeleted accountJeff HardinJochen TimmermansIan WilliamsMatthew

5 of 37 votes cast (13% participation)

Michel Alexandre Salim

Michel Alexandre Salim
No
Mon 7 May 2018 7:07PM

I feel like I am not familiar enough with the field to suggest books yet, but looking forward to read the next book selection

Michele Kipiel

Michele KipielSun 8 Jul 2018 10:54AM

Hi all,

sorry for letting the past week fly by without any updates. I am now selecting the books using https://www.random.org/ to randomly select the 8 books that will be put to the votes. Poll coming soon! :)

mike_hales

mike_halesSun 8 Jul 2018 4:24PM

@michelekipiel Could you add this book to the master list, out of which you do random selections:
- Capra & Mattei (2015), The ecology of law - Toward a legal system in tune with nature and community, Berrett-Koehler.

Toward a law framework for post-capitalism.

emi do

emi doSun 8 Jul 2018 6:03PM

Hi @mikeh8 , the reading selection spreadsheet can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZvZ_MLq1dAVBCY7-e9Iylg-qxWYqkcptjvOnkyOTeTA/edit?usp=sharing.

There are also descriptions for the books there as well which helps with selection.

mike_hales

mike_halesSun 8 Jul 2018 6:44PM

Thanks Emi. I did discover the spreadsheet after I’d posted my query. Unfortunately, I don’t use resources that require a Google ID.

Michele Kipiel

Michele KipielMon 9 Jul 2018 6:43AM

Hi @mikeh8, I added that book personally as soon as the list was created :) Such a great read!

Matt Noyes

Matt NoyesMon 9 Jul 2018 3:06PM

If there are no objections, I can convert the spreadsheet to an Ethercalc document...

Michele Kipiel

Michele KipielTue 10 Jul 2018 5:27PM

Works for me, let's wait for some more feedback though :)

Michele Kipiel

Reading selection - Fourth book

ranked choice by Michele Kipiel Closed Sun 15 Jul 2018 12:02PM

Outcome
by Michele Kipiel Mon 16 Jul 2018 9:29AM

And the winner is... "Values at Work Employee Participation Meets Market Pressure at Mondragon" by G. Cheney!

Let the reading begin :)

As usual, I I will set up a poll in the coming days to pick a date for the discussion call next month.

Let's choose the next book we want to read!

The book descriptions can be found on this spreadsheet.

Results

ResultsOptionRank% of pointsPointsMeanVoters
The Cooperative Society - E.G. Nadeau & L. Nadeau1194176
Values at Work Employee Participation Meets Market Pressure at Mondragon - G. Cheney2194176
Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder - J. Nitzan & S. Bichler3143056
We the People: Connecting to a Deeper Democracy - J. Buck Jr & S. Villines4132856
Self Management: Economic Liberation of Man - J. Vanek5102246
Property and Contract in Economics: The Case for Economic Democracy - D. Ellerman692036
Rules for Radicals: A Progmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals - S. Alinsky791936
The Conquest of Bread - P. Kropotkin871536
Undecided0035

6 of 41 votes cast (14% participation)

mike_hales

mike_halesSun 8 Jul 2018 2:30PM

@michelekipiel I'd much rather be doing a dot-vote on this, since there are only one or two books I'm keen to read. Sorting eight into a hierarchy is more work than I feel like giving to the remainder. And might seem to support them.

Matthew Cropp

Matthew CroppSun 8 Jul 2018 7:18PM

Dot voting on this type of decision doesn't work well (tried it in a different reading group, and we decided ranked choice works better), but what I prefer is to have it set to only rank the top four of the eight. The flow of the approved decision making process is in the description of the sub-group for reference.

Also, @michelekipiel, I'm going to edit the description of the poll to embed the link to the spreadsheet so folks can easily access the book descriptions.

Michele Kipiel

Michele KipielMon 9 Jul 2018 6:44AM

Thanks!

Matthew Cropp

Matthew CroppMon 16 Jul 2018 10:08PM

Really excited to read this one! @mattnoyes selections seem to be good ones... ;)

Matt Noyes

Matt NoyesMon 16 Jul 2018 10:11PM

You're too kind. Actually, this time I am confident we can set up a follow-up chat with George Cheney.

Caitlin Waddick, FWG/OC

Caitlin Waddick, FWG/OCTue 31 Jul 2018 1:23PM

The original publication date is 1999. The Updated Edition is 2002. My library system has the original. Amazon.com sells the Updated Edition for $25. I wonder what’s in the update.

Deleted account

Deleted accountMon 6 Aug 2018 5:06PM

I just requested this via inter-library loan, so if it arrives in time to read, I'll be excited to join the discussion.