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Dec 2, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/new-deal-local-economies/
Despite growing public support, local businesses are likely to remain on the economic margins without fundamental changes in public policy. In this lecture, delivered at the Bristol Schumacher Conference in Great Britain, Stacy Mitchell proposes a set of new rules — policies that would foster local self-reliance and refashion the economy for long-term viability.
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Rule
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Dec 1, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/economic-impact-review/
States and municipalities have long evaluated the impact that large retail development projects may have on such things as traffic and the environment. Some are now adopting policies that require that the economic and fiscal impact of these developments be considered as well.(Economic impacts include the effect on local businesses, jobs, and wages. Fiscal impact… Continue reading
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Dec 1, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/bigbox-swindle-true-cost-megaretailers-and-fight-americas-independent-businesses/
Big-Box Swindle was named one of the top ten business books of the year by Booklist and described by Bill McKibben as “the ultimate account of the single most important economic trend in our country.” Continue reading
Article
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Stacy Mitchell
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Dec 1, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/independent-retailers-would-source-more-goods-locally-survey-finds/
A survey of over 100 independent retailers in New England has found that almost all would like to source more of their inventory from local and regional producers, but there are barriers to doing so, including, most notably, a lack of an easy and efficient way for retailers to identify New England companies manufacturing the kinds of goods they carry. Continue reading
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Justin Dahlheimer
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Nov 23, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/gao-report-confirms-need-regulation-credit-card-processing-fees/
Credit card processing is not only highly concentrated – MasterCard, Visa, and American Express control 93 percent of the market – but competition among the card processors tends to raise, not lower, the fees they charge merchants, according to a new report from the U.S. General Accounting Office. Continue reading
Rule
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Nov 22, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/antitrust-policies/
The Federal Robinson-Patman Act prohibits manufacturers and suppliers from providing price discounts and other forms of preferential treatment to some buyers and not to others, if the effect of such discrimination is to lessen competition or injure individual competitors. Volume discounts are allowed only to the extent that they reflect actual differences in the cost of manufacture or sale of the product. Continue reading
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Justin Dahlheimer
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Nov 9, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/voters-reject-massive-bigbox-complex-mendocino-county-california/
Despite being outspent 12-to-1, a grassroots group campaigning against a plan to build a massive big-box complex in Mendocino County, California, won a decisive victory when voters rejected the project by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Continue reading
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Oct 3, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/buy-local-slide-show/
This photo slideshow has examples from across the country of how local business alliances are encouraging people to choose independent businesses. Continue reading
Article
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Sep 18, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/local-businesses-key-rebuilding-new-orleans-economy-study-finds/
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many of New Orleans’ locally owned businesses reopened within days of the floodwaters subsiding, while national chains kept their distance for months, even years. Now a new study finds that the city’s independent businesses are not only more resilient, but generate twice the economic impact of big-box retailers like Target, while consuming a fraction of the land. Continue reading
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Justin Dahlheimer
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Sep 16, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/santa-rosa-rejects-big-box-and-goes-local/
In a crowed public hearing room, the city council of Santa Rosa, California, soundly defeated a proposed Lowe’s store on a 5-2 vote. The vote was a victory for the GoLocal Cooperative, a county-wide coalition of local businesses and residents working localize the region’s economy. Continue reading
