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Recapturing the commons is going to be one of the century’s biggest battles. Peter Barnes makes the case for the commons in a straightforward and unsentimental way. An indispensable book on a critical topic.

Using his years of experience as a successful entrepreneur, Peter Barnes shows us how capitalism can be upgraded so that it protects rather than devours our planet. Required reading for everyone who looks further than the next quarter's results.

Peter Barnes’ concept of commons trusts is nothing short of brilliant. If applied on a large scale, it would fundamentally change capitalism. This idea has legs.

Reading Capitalism 3.0 is like putting on a new pair of glasses. It is clearly written, provocative, and fresh. And it offers a sharp new tool for solving the problem of capitalism’s threat to the commons.

Peter Barnes provides a simple and straightforward solution for valuing the atmosphere, ecosystems, and intellectual and cultural assets that now go unaccounted. Corporate leaders will find his book a breakthrough. And it will spark every reader to think afresh about our most urgent problems.

This book is brilliant and oh so necessary. I devoured it. I particularly admire Peter Barnes’ ability to focus on the main points while eliminating the underbrush.

Peter Barnes shows us how to build a new economic sector that is held in trust for future generations. Ecosystems and their services would be managed for long-term benefit rather than short-term profit, and all Americans would get cash dividends.

Easy to read, yet superbly well thought out, Capitalism 3.0 presents a practical yet visionary plan to remake our economy. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to get beyond the gridlock that haunts the current world.

This is a dangerous book—it could revolutionize capitalism. It’s also a conservative book—it could save capitalism from its own tragic flaws. Every thoughtful citizen should read it.

Peter Barnes has opened the dialogue of the 21st century. He takes the traditional concept of the commons and marries it to the institutions of modern capitalism. In so doing he exposes those who take from the commons without paying, then make the rest of us buy back what we already own.