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Is the Local Economy the Solution to a Post-Capitalist World?

December 15, 2020October 5, 2015 by H.L. Onstad

According to community economics advocate Michael Shuman, mainstream economic development today is a scam.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags building resilient economies, local economy, new economy, pollinator businesses Leave a comment

WEBINAR: ‘Local Economic Blueprints: pioneering or pointless?’

December 15, 2020May 12, 2013 by Resilience.org Staff

 Join Rob Hopkins, Molly Scott Cato, Tony Greenham, Fiona Ward and Nigel Jump for a live discussion.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags Local Economic Blueprint, local economy, Transition movement, web chat Leave a comment

How to Start a Community Currency

December 15, 2020October 23, 2012 by Mira Luna

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.

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