Going local: creating self-reliant communities in a global age

Introduction No Place Like Home The Perils of Mobility The Triumphs of Economists An Emerging Countermovement A Way Forward 1. Place Matters Bad People and Bad Civics The Science of Efficiency Free Trade vs. Community A New Economics of Place 2. Needs-Driven Industries Import Replacement Food Industries Energy Industries Natural-Resources Industries Materials Industries Beyond Necessities 3. Community Corporations A Taxonomy of American Business Engines of Self-Reliance New Models Empowerment Through Ownership 4. Financing the Future Bankers vs. Communities Community-Development Financial Institutions Unconventional Loans Locally Owned Equity Pension Reinvestment The Role of Public Policy 5. Pro-Community Local Governance The Virtues of Localism Local Reinvestment Local Purchasing Selective Privatization Local Hiring Local Taxes A Question of Power 6. Bringing Home Power, Not Bacon Real Home Rule A New Approach to Trade Rethinking Corporations Neighborhood Banking Community Lobbying 7. Making History Ten Steps Toward Community Self-Reliance The New Global Village The Lilliputian Strategy Appendix