In this age of globalism — where rivers of capital move silently through borderless economies, sourcing at the lowest cost and charging back to society its costly externalities – we are adrift on a raft of our own making. Firms today excel at what neo-classical economists and governments have been cheering them on to do since the mid 30’s: make investors richer and the economy will be better for it. But somewhere along the way, communities got left behind. Economic bullies have captured the flag. The question now is: how do communities take it back? As the theory and examples … Continue reading Economic bullies have captured the flag. How do communities take it back?