The community finance revolution
ISSUE 520, APRIL 2014
*SPECIAL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY FINANCE*
EDITORIAL: BIG FINANCE HAS FAILED US, LET’S GIVE SMALL FINANCE A GO
THE COMMUNITY FINANCE REVOLUTION
As a new pilot attempts to join up the dots of community finance, Clare Goff asks whether the time is ripe for an alternative finance revolution
BUILDING A NEW LOCAL ECONOMICS, CANADIAN STYLE
The Canadian Community Economic Development Network unites organisations committed to place-based social and economic change across Canada. Together they are articulating a new local economics, as executive director Mike Toye explains.
LEARNING FROM THE US COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
Low income areas in the US are no longer ‘redlined’ by banks, thanks to the introduction of the Community Reinvestment Act in the 70s. Could similar legislation halt the rise of payday lenders in the UK?
FINANCING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND SMALL BUSINESS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
The Ulster Community Investment Trust is plugging the gap as government retreats and banks withdraw finance. Trudi Dunbar explains
TEN IDEAS FOR CHANGE: COMMUNITY FINANCE
Finance is at the heart of local change. The most resilient local economies are those in which money flows around a community, through progressive procurement and support for local services and businesses. Here’s ten of the best ideas from around the world for helping keep finance local.