A New Deal for Local Economies — Lecture
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.