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Purpose and benefits

The people who are arguing most articulately and vociferously against globalisation are protesting against the ‘corporatisation of the commons’. These commons that are being corporatised include the human genome, seeds, water, food, airwaves, media, and if the draft agendas of the World Trade Organization and other bodies are passed, much more. The commons include stories, music, and culture as well. They include place and self-determination. They include the ability for people to decide what is and what isn’t acceptable as a product in a certain locality or region or place. They include tradition. All these areas are being taken over or corrupted by corporations.