Creating Local Wealth

By Michael Shuman, originally published by Donella Meadows Institute

October 21, 2013

Michael Shuman presented to a crowd about local investing and ways to create wealth in a community. His talk on October 10 was the kickoff event for Vermont’s New Economy Week 2013.

 

Michael Shuman

Michael Shuman is director of research for Cutting Edge Capital, director of research and economic development at the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), and a Fellow of Post Carbon Institute. He holds an AB with distinction in economics and international relations from Stanford University and a JD from Stanford Law School. He has led community-based economic-development efforts across the country and has authored or... Read more.

Tags: local economic development, local investing, relocalization

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