# Who should hold the commons?

**Who should look after what belongs to everyone?**

Villages, states, markets and online communities have all tried. What worked depended on the people, the place and the rules they made together.

Connects to:
- [The commons](https://mapideas.org/i/so_commons)
- [The internet](https://mapideas.org/i/te_net)
- [Water](https://mapideas.org/i/ea_water)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_commons · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_x_commons