Decommodification

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A social movement that views workers as more than commodities uncountable, usually

    "Set up by volunteers who have usually been to Burning Man and are inspired to take the ethos to their own country, these events are intended to have the same culture, and follow the same 10 core principles, including participation, decommodification and radical self-reliance."

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"Set up by volunteers who have usually been to Burning Man and are inspired to take the ethos to their own country, these events are intended to have the same culture, and follow the same 10 core principles, including participation, decommodification and radical self-reliance."

Etymology

From de- + commodification.

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