Community-based economics
Encyclopedia
Community-based economics or community economics is an economic system that encourages local substitution. It is most similar the lifeways of those practicing voluntary simplicity, including traditional Mennonite
, Amish
, and modern eco-village communities. It is also a subject in urban economics
, related to moral purchasing and local purchasing
.
Various specific programs for community economics and local currency
, e.g. Ithaca Hours
, are often promoted in green politics
. Notably, the Ten Key Values of the Green Party include them as fundamental parts of a green program.
Recently, the more mainstream approach of Independent Business Alliance
organizing has spread across the U.S., helping independent, locally-owned businesses compete effectively and countering the spread of corporate chains at the local level.
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
, Amish
Amish
The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
, and modern eco-village communities. It is also a subject in urban economics
Urban economics
Urban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas; as such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance...
, related to moral purchasing and local purchasing
Local purchasing
Local purchasing is a preference to buy locally produced goods and services over those produced more distantly. It is very often abbreviated as a positive goal 'buy local' to parallel the phrase think globally, act locally common in green politics....
.
Various specific programs for community economics and local currency
Local currency
In economics, a local currency, in its common usage, is a currency not backed by a national government , and intended to trade only in a small area. As a tool of fiscal localism, local moneys can raise awareness of the state of the local economy, especially among those who may be unfamiliar or...
, e.g. Ithaca Hours
Ithaca Hours
The Ithaca HOUR is a local currency used in Ithaca, New York and is the oldest and largest local currency system in the United States that is still operating. It has inspired other similar systems in Madison, Wisconsin; Corvallis, Oregon; and a proposed system in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania...
, are often promoted in green politics
Green politics
Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy...
. Notably, the Ten Key Values of the Green Party include them as fundamental parts of a green program.
Recently, the more mainstream approach of Independent Business Alliance
Independent Business Alliance
The term Independent Business Alliance refers to local affiliates of the American Independent Business Alliance . According to AMIBA's website, "An IBA is a coalition of locally-owned independent businesses, citizens and community organizations united to support home town businesses in a community...
organizing has spread across the U.S., helping independent, locally-owned businesses compete effectively and countering the spread of corporate chains at the local level.
See also
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- Fundamentals of economics
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