Community And The Economy

Author : Robert Hamilton,John Borrows,Brent Mainprize,Ryan Beaton,Joshua Ben David Nichols
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781487537500

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Wise Practices by Robert Hamilton,John Borrows,Brent Mainprize,Ryan Beaton,Joshua Ben David Nichols Pdf

Indigenous peoples in Canada are striving for greater economic prosperity and political self-determination. Investigating specific legal, economic, and political practices, and including research from interviews with Indigenous political and business leaders, this collection seeks to provide insights grounded in lived experience. Covering such critical topics as economic justice and self-determination, and the barriers faced in pursuing each, Wise Practices sets out to understand the issues not in terms of sweeping empirical findings but through particular experiences of individuals and communities. The choice to focus on specific practices of law and governance is a conscious rejection of idealized theorizing about law and governance and represents an important step beyond the existing scholarship. This volume offers readers a broad scope of perspectives, incorporating contemporary thought on Indigenous law and legal orders, the impact of state law on Indigenous peoples, theories and practices of economic development, and grounded practices of governances. While the authors address a range of topics, each does so in a way that sheds light on how Indigenous practices of law and governance support the social and economic development of Indigenous peoples.

Author : Susanne Elsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Community development
ISBN : 081535956X

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Eco-social Transformation and Community-based Economy by Susanne Elsen Pdf

Eco-Social Transformation and Community-Based Economy provides a transdisciplinary conception of community based socially productive approaches to eco-social transformation and sustainability.

Author : J. K. Gibson-Graham,Jenny Cameron,Stephen Healy
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780816684458

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Take Back the Economy by J. K. Gibson-Graham,Jenny Cameron,Stephen Healy Pdf

In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they can do to make it work better for humanity and the planet. In this innovative book, J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy contribute complex understandings of economics in practical terms: what can we do right now, in our own communities, to make a difference? Full of exercises, thinking tools, and inspiring examples from around the world, Take Back the Economy shows how people can implement small-scale changes in their own lives to create ethical economies. There is no manifesto here, no one prescribed model; rather, readers are encouraged and taught how to take back the economy in ways appropriate for their own communities and context, using what they already have at hand. Take Back the Economy dismantles the idea that the economy is separate from us and best comprehended by experts. Instead, the authors demonstrate that the economy is the outcome of the decisions and efforts we make every day. The economy is thus reframed as a space of ethical action—something we can shape and alter according to what is best for the well-being of people and the planet. The book explores what people are already doing to build ethical economies, presenting these deeds as mutual concerns: What is necessary for survival, and what do we do with the surplus produced beyond what will fulfill basic needs? What do we consume, and how do we preserve and replenish the commons—those resources that can be shared to maintain all? And finally, how can we invest in a future worth living in? Suitable for activists and students alike, Take Back the Economy will be of interest to anyone seeking a more just, sustainable, and equitable world.

Author : Rhonda G. Phillips,Terry Besser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134905751

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Community Economic Development by Rhonda G. Phillips,Terry Besser Pdf

The role of economic development in communities is multi-faceted, having an array of antecedents, impacts, and implications. This volume explores the relationships between economic development and community development, focusing on the aspects that impact communities such as social capital, participation, and business development. It discusses the need for aligning the goals of community betterment more closely with economic improvement and finding ways to enhance leadership and other resources. Including both current contributions and "classics," the evolution of the relationship between’ and roles of, the two kinds of development is explored. The articles in the volume present several theoretical perspectives of development. Most common among them are sustainable economic development and social capital theories. Utilizing these theories and data from various sources, the authors are able to suggest specific development strategies for improving community economic and quality of life outcomes. The volume offers an exploration of directions for future research, including the need for more theoretical and empirical work on the role of amenity development on rural community economic and quality-of- life outcomes. Practitioners of community and economic development, along with researchers and students will find this volume useful and relevant for both theory and application. This book is a compilation of articles published in the Journal of the Community Development Society.

Author : Jonathan Boswell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136159015

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Community and the Economy by Jonathan Boswell Pdf

Presenting a new political and historical theory of the mixed economy, this book is a convincing argument for a challenging social ideal - democratic communitarianism. Individualistic notions of liberty, equality and prosperity are too central to modern life and they need to be balanced by values of `community' and co-operation. Arguing that such a transformation is possible and practical, the author argues that long-term changes must be achieved before economic success can take place in a more fraternal, participative, and democratic society.

Author : Ron Hustedde,Ron Shaffer,Glen Pulver
Publisher : North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D015255188

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Community Economic Analysis by Ron Hustedde,Ron Shaffer,Glen Pulver Pdf

Author : Ron Schaffer,Steven C. Deller,David W. Marcouiller
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0813816378

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Community Economics by Ron Schaffer,Steven C. Deller,David W. Marcouiller Pdf

This Complete revision of Dr. Shaffer's classic Community Economics provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of economic structure in small communities and urban neighborhoods of America. Authors Shaffer, Deller, and Marcouiller review the economics of smaller communities with continued emphasis on how to build and achieve theoretically sound community economic development policy. The text also demonstrates how local participation and knowledge can be used to identify problems, form solutions, and maintain community support for long-term goals. The main body of economic research and literature has neglected the economics of smaller communities. Community Economics: Linking Theory and Practice fills that information void. This text serves as a comprehensive guide on smaller, open economies and urban neighborhoods for economists, regional planners, rural sociologists, and geographers. Additionally, Community Economics is an issue-oriented handbook of development strategies for development practitioners, planning and zoning officials, and others involved in the ay-to-day activities of community economic development.

Author : Wendell Berry
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781640091399

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Sex, Economy, Freedom, & Community by Wendell Berry Pdf

""Read [him] with pencil in hand, make notes, and hope that somehow our country and the world will soon come to see the truth that is told here."" —The New York Times Book Review In this collection of essays, first published in 1993, Wendell Berry continues his work as one of America's most necessary social commentators. With wisdom and clear, ringing prose, he tackles head–on some of the most difficult problems confronting us near the end of the twentieth century—problems we still face today. Berry elucidates connections between sexual brutality and economic brutality, and the role of art and free speech. He forcefully addresses America's unabashed pursuit of self–liberation, which he says is ""still the strongest force now operating in our society."" As individuals turn away from their community, they conform to a ""rootless and placeless monoculture of commercial expectations and products,"" buying into the very economic system that is destroying the earth, our communities, and all they represent.

Author : Pamela Brubaker,Rebecca Todd Peters,Laura A. Stivers
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780664229559

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Justice in a Global Economy by Pamela Brubaker,Rebecca Todd Peters,Laura A. Stivers Pdf

Today's complex social and economic problems leave many people in the affluent world feeling either overwhelmed or ambivalent. Even the small percentage of us who have examined the ethics behind our financial decisions and overcome the often-deterring factors of self-interest rarely know what to do to make any difference. By providing tools for examination and concrete actions for individuals, communities, and society at large, Justice in a Global Economy guides its readers through many of today's complex societal issues, including land use, immigration, corporate accountability, and environmental and economic justice. Beginning with a basic introduction to the impact of economic globalization, the book provides both critical assessments of the current political-economic structures and examples of people and communities who are actively working to transform society. Each chapter concludes with questions for discussion and reflection.

Author : Stephen Gudeman
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845455142

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Economy's Tension by Stephen Gudeman Pdf

Using a cross-cultural model, the author explores mystifications of economic life, and explains how capital and derivatives can control an economy. The book offers a different conception of economic welfare, development, and freedom.

Author : Aaron Hurst
Publisher : Elevate Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781937498450

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The Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurst Pdf

A series of shifts are happening in our economy: Millennials are trading in conventional career paths to launch tech start-ups, start small businesses that are rooted in local communities, or freelance their expertise. We are sharing everything, from bikes and cars, to extra rooms in our homes. We now create, buy and sell handcrafted products in our local communities with ease. Globally recognized entrepreneur, founder of Taproot Foundation and CEO of Imperative, Aaron Hurst, argues in his latest book that while these developments seem unrelated at first, taken together they reveal a powerful pattern that points to purpose as the new driver of the American economy. Like the Information Economy, which has driven innovation and economic growth until now, Hurst argues that our new economic era is driven by connecting people to their purpose. It's an economy where value lies in establishing purpose for employees and customers through serving needs greater than their own, enabling personal growth and building community. Based on interviews with thousands of entrepreneurs, Hurst shows this new era is already fueling demand for a whole host of products and services and transforming how millennials view their careers. A new breed of startups like Etsy, Zaarly, Tough Mudder, Kickstarter, and Airbnb are finding new ways to create value by connecting us with our local communities. At the same time, companies like Tesla and Whole Foods are making the march from just appealing to affluent buyers to becoming mainstream brands. Hurst calls these companies, along with the pioneering entrepreneurs who founded them, the Purpose Economy's taste-makers. This book is at once a personal memoir of Aaron Hurst’s own awakening as a purpose driven entrepreneur, when he left a well-paying tech job in 2001 to launch Taproot, creating a pathway for millions of professionals and Fortune 500 companies to volunteer for nonprofits. It's also a blueprint for a new economic era that is transforming companies, markets and our careers to better serve people and the world.

Author : Rhonda Phillips,Bruce Seifer,Ed Antczak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135048075

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Sustainable Communities by Rhonda Phillips,Bruce Seifer,Ed Antczak Pdf

With a foreword written by Senator Bernie Sanders What is a durable economy? It is one that not only survives but thrives. How is it created, and what does it take to sustain over time? Sustainable Communities provides insight and answers to these questions. Citing Burlington, Vermont's remarkable rise to award-winning status, this book explores the balance of community planning, social enterprise development, energy and environment, food systems and cultural well-being. Aimed at policymakers, development practitioners, students, and citizens, this book describes which and how multiple influences facilitate the creation of a local, durable and truly sustainable economy. The authors hope to inspire others by sharing this story of what can be done in the name of community economic development.

Author : Caroline Shenaz Hossein
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137600479

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The Black Social Economy in the Americas by Caroline Shenaz Hossein Pdf

This pioneering book explores the meaning of the term “Black social economy,” a self-help sector that remains autonomous from the state and business sectors. With the Western Hemisphere’s ignoble history of enslavement and violence towards African peoples, and the strong anti-black racism that still pervades society, the African diaspora in the Americas has turned to alternative practices of socio-economic organization. Conscientious and collective organizing is thus a means of creating meaningful livelihoods. In this volume, fourteen scholars explore the concept of the “Black social economy,” bringing together innovative research on the lived experience of Afro-descendants in business and society in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and the United States. The case studies in this book feature horrific legacies of enslavement, colonization, and racism, and they recount the myriad ways that persons of African heritage have built humane alternatives to the dominant market economy that excludes them. Together, they shed necessary light on the ways in which the Black race has been overlooked in the social economy literature.

Author : J. J. McMurtry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Economics
ISBN : 1552392821

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Living Economics by J. J. McMurtry Pdf

Author : Michael Anthony Gismondi,Sean Connelly,Mark Roseland,Sean Patrick Markey,Mary Beckie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1771990228

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Scaling Up by Michael Anthony Gismondi,Sean Connelly,Mark Roseland,Sean Patrick Markey,Mary Beckie Pdf

When citizens take collaborative action to meet the needs of their community, they are participating in the social economy. Co-operatives, community-based social services, local non-profit organizations, and charitable foundations are all examples of social economies that emphasize mutual benefit rather than the accumulation of profit. While such groups often participate in market-based activities to achieve their goals, they also pose an alternative to the capitalist market economy. Contributors to Scaling Up investigated innovative social economies in British Columbia and Alberta and discovered that achieving a social good through collective, grassroots enterprise resulted in a sustainable way of satisfying human needs that was also, by extension, environmentally responsible. As these case studies illustrate, organizations that are capable of harnessing the power of a social economy generally demonstrate a commitment to three outcomes: greater social justice, financial self-sufficiency, and environmental sustainability. Within the matrix of these three allied principles lie new strategic directions for the politics of sustainability. Whether they were examining attainable and affordable housing initiatives, co-operative approaches to the provision of social services, local credit unions, farmers' markets, or community-owned power companies, the contributors found social economies providing solutions based on reciprocity and an understanding of how parts function within the whole--an understanding that is essential to sustainability. In these locally defined and controlled, democratically operated organizations we see possibilities for a more human economy that is capable of transforming the very social and technical systems that make our current way of life unsustainable. Contributors: Mary Beckie, Randy Bell, Marena Brinkhurst, Kailey Cannon, Sean Connelly, Mike Gismondi, Lillian Hunt, Noel Keough, Freya Kristensen, Celia Lee, Mike Lewis, Julie L. MacArthur, Terri MacDonald, Sean Markey, Juanita Marois, George Penhold, Stewart Perry, John Restakis, Lauren Rethoret, Mark Roseland, Lynda Ross, Erin Swift-Leppakumpu, and Kelly Vodden.