Is the Local Economy the Solution to a Post-Capitalist World?
By H.L. Onstad, Alternet
According to community economics advocate Michael Shuman, mainstream economic development today is a scam.
By H.L. Onstad, Alternet
According to community economics advocate Michael Shuman, mainstream economic development today is a scam.
By Resilience.org Staff, Rob Hopkins, Transition Network / Resilience.org
Join Rob Hopkins, Molly Scott Cato, Tony Greenham, Fiona Ward and Nigel Jump for a live discussion.
By Mira Luna, Shareable
The centralized creation of money and credit has a profoundly negative effect on local economies, sovereignty, and cohesiveness. Bankers value profit at all costs, while locally-controlled institutions tend to hold other values - like community, justice and sustainability - more highly.