I’m doing research this summer for an advocate for local economies. There’s also a national organization on this issue: BALLE – the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. It’s not isolationist but emphasizes a shift in priorities. The feeling is that decision makers make better decisions when they’re part of the local economy. There are [...]
Archive for July, 2006
Local Living Economy
Posted in Along the Way on July 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Microenterprise
Posted in Along the Way on July 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve recently joined the board of Washington CASH – Community Alliance for Self Help. They do a Grameen Bank micro lending model here in Washington State. This means that while loans are made to individuals, they must be signed off on by a peer lending group who is responsible for helping to pay it off. [...]
