Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age

Shuman, Michael H.

ISBN 10: 0684830124 / ISBN 13: 9780684830124

Published by Free Press, 1998

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New York. 1998. February 1998. Free Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684830124. 306 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Rick Pracher. keywords: Sociology Politics. DESCRIPTION - National drug chains squeeze local pharmacies out of business, while corporate downsizing ships jobs overseas. All across America, communities large and small are losing control of their economies to outside interests. Going Local shows how some cities and towns are fighting back. Refusing to be overcome by Wal-Marts and layoffs, they are taking over abandoned factories, switching to local produce and manufactured goods, and pushing banks to loan money to local citizens. Shuman details how dozens of communities are recapturing their own economies with these new strategies, investing not in outsiders but in locally owned businesses. inventory #25514. Seller Inventory # z25514

Bibliographic Details

Title: Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant ...

Publisher: Free Press

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Designed to appeal to both activists and public officials, this guide proposes a home-grown, community-based economic strategy meant to revive local marketplaces while allowing those small towns to serve the needs of a wide range of citizens. 10,000 first printing.

About the Author:

Michael H. Shuman, co-director of the Village Foundation's Institute for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, is author of five books and numerous articles on the relationship between community and international affairs. His work has appeared in The Nation, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post. He lives in Washington, DC.