by localisewm | Oct 21, 2019 | Co-operatives, Economics, Employee ownership, Localism, Social Enterprise, Urban
In 2008 a group of local institutions came together to facilitate an economic breakthrough in Cleveland, Ohio. They aimed to create a more sustainable, green economy in a post-industrial city that had experienced population decline and capital flight over several...
by localisewm | Oct 14, 2019 | Economics, Local economies, Localisation
Cape Breton island, located on Canada’s Atlantic seaboard, has a population of approximately 100,000 and in recent years has attempted to take back control of its economy through the development of community economic development, spearheaded by community development...
by localisewm | Sep 12, 2019 | Economics, Globalisation, Politics, Poverty, Trade
With the current arguments over Brexit a proxy for Britain’s future economic model and social contract, a recent book by leading American economist Robert Reich offers some timely and thoughtful ways to tackle the problems of economic inequality; which many...
by Mel | Jun 20, 2019 | Council, Democracy, Devolution, Economics, Local economies, Local government, Regional economies, Uncategorized
In 2018 to early 2019, we consulted Civil Society about its role in Inclusive Growth in the West Midlands. Although we only managed to scratch the surface of things going on in the region, we documented many wonderful examples of organisations working to ensure that...
by localisewm | Jun 6, 2019 | Economics, Economy, EU, Recycling, Sustainability
Here at LWM we advocate a more locally focused and sustainable approach to how we structure our society and economy, the ‘Circular Economy’ (read more about it as a theory here) is one of the many emerging models of economic activity that can help achieve this by...
by localisewm | Apr 11, 2019 | Economics, Economy, Local economies, Politics
So Birmingham was out in force this morning to celebrate the opening of ‘the world’s largest Primark’ store, ignoring Birmingham’s inferiority complex for a moment, let’s explore what so called ‘Fast’ fashion is, its real cost and why we should all really should think...
