# Principles

The following principles outline the fundamental ideas and concepts that underpin Contributionism as an economic model. Contributionism is focused on how organisations are owned, governed and incentivised. These principles represent the foundational guidelines and rules that an organisation should follow if they want to adopt contributionism.

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[Respect contribution](/contributionism/principles/respect-contribution.md)
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[Contributor & public ownership](/contributionism/principles/contributor-and-public-ownership.md)
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[Contributor governed](/contributionism/principles/contributor-governed.md)
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[Temporary governance rights](/contributionism/principles/temporary-governance-rights.md)
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[Temporary compensation rights](/contributionism/principles/temporary-compensation-rights.md)
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[Transparent priorities](/contributionism/principles/transparent-priorities.md)
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[Collectively accepted leadership](/contributionism/principles/collectively-accepted-leadership.md)
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