Community-Based Economic Development: Our Trojan Horse

Patricia Lane
1988 Studies in Political Economy  
Fostering the social, economic and environmental well-being of communities and regions through initiatives taken by citizens, often in collaboration with their governments, that strengthen local decision making, self reliance, co-operative endeavour and broad participation in community affairs. These include worker and producer co-ops, community development organizations which have some form of elected boards, community planning forums and credit unions. -Social Planning and Research Council of
more » ... British Columbia. StudiesinPoliticalEconomy 25, Spring 1988
doi:10.1080/19187033.1988.11675553 fatcat:7luu2ew2sjab7bwq3chjmfrlzy