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individual and community assets. Community economies researchers point out that the 'community' in community economies is not about pre-existing communities...

basis of economies of scale, there may be technical, statistical, organizational or related factors to the degree of market control. Economies of scale...

groups. Such local currency initiatives have been more widely criticized as having limited success in stimulating spending in local economies, and as an...

Nxt-based platform Drachmae, which has as its aim the revitalisation of the local economy of the Greek Island Agistri. Pine forest with hiking trail Near Mariza...

strengthen and diversify community economies. This calls for condensation of agriculture and supports the idea that local farmers are capable of sustaining...

tree coverage is lost. Local community economies are affected by this because they depend on these resources to drive their local markets and feed their...

globalization". Many alter-globalists seek to avoid the "disestablishment of local economies and disastrous humanitarian consequences". Most members of this movement...

Local Economy is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing papers on local economic development. The journal is published by SAGE Publications in association...

science and information technology. Planned economies contrast with unplanned economies, specifically market economies, where autonomous firms operating in markets...

to develop more self-reliant and resilient food networks; improve local economies; or to affect the health, environment, community, or society of a particular...

expense of a centralized government, will benefit local populations by improving regional or local economies, in terms of better fiscal responsibility, regional...

economic integration and interdependence of national, regional, and local economies across the world through an intensification of cross-border movement...

organization, the top ten reasons to buy locally are: To strengthen local economy: Studies have shown that buying from an independent, locally owned business...

represents the interests of local independent businesses, helps communities develop strong local economies through nurturing local entrepreneurs, and promotes...

charter fishing and logging are all vital economic facets of the local economies. This island is named after Admiral Vasili Chichagov, a Russian Arctic...

storms from desert margins and changing both the local and global climate, as well as impacting local economies. The term sandstorm is used most often in the...

metrics for gauging the economic performance and shifting fortunes of local economies is per capita income (PCI). It is measured as the amount of wage and...

Branch plant economy is terminology used to describe national/local economies that host many branch plants (i.e. factories or firms near the base of a...

global economy, contributing to various economic and social dimensions, including employment, local economies, and international trade.    Local Employment:...

expected to ultimately transform local economies and move bioregions towards locally resilient and enduring 'conservation economies' are small plus medium-sized...