> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://meet-coop-1.gitbook.io/handbook-trial/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://meet-coop-1.gitbook.io/handbook-trial/2-political-economy/commons-political-economy/dependence-livelihood-infrastructure-dual-power.md).

# Dependence - Livelihood, infrastructure, dual power

> Updated: 19jul2021
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> Incomplete, to be extended xxx

Although meet.coop is a coop-commons practice, and part of an emergent, transformative coop-commons economy, there are dependencies on the wider, prior, hegenmonic system that cannot be escaped. Any commons is in a dance - a struggle - with that hegemonic system. Thus, the practice of a commons at the present time is a practice **dual power**. The pressure bears quite directly in a couple of areas: livelihood and contribution, and provisioning of material infrastructure.

#### Livelihood and contribution

* wage work
* voluntary contribution
* fair wage. See also [Fiat money, mutual credit, fair wage, sweat equity](/handbook-trial/2-political-economy/commons-political-economy/fiat-money-mutual-credit-fair-wage-sweat-equity.md)
* labour markets, livelihood, subsistence. See also [Contributions](/handbook-trial/2-political-economy/members-and-contributions/contributions.md).
* See also: Livelihood, privilege and contribution

#### Material infrastructure and provisioning

* Servers
* Networks
* Capitalist markets and provisioning
* See also: [Platform spaces](/handbook-trial/1-principles/intentions/platform-spaces.md)

#### The dance of provisioning - Dual power

Struggle between an economy of commoning . . within an emergent ’new social economy' grounded in contributions in 'the mutual sector'  . . in contradictory relationship (a dance) with the hegemonic colonial-capitalist economy: commodity production and exchange, State provision, consumerist household economy.

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xxx See also: [Dual power](/handbook-trial/1-principles/commoning/dual-power-beyond-the-market-and-the-state.md)

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