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

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2000

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
336 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781136782329
Related ISBNs:
9780203824856, 9780415927680
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Michael H. Shuman
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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