The places building a new economy

ISSUE 523, JULY/AUGUST 2014

*SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE NEW ECONOMY MOVEMENT*

THE PLACES BUILDING A NEW ECONOMY
The foundations of the new economy movement are being laid, with new models emerging, and public ownership back on the agenda. But for the vision to become reality, renewed levels of democracy and participation are needed, as Clare Goff finds out.

Q&A WITH GAR ALPEROVITZ: ‘THIS IS THE BIGGEST FIGHT IN HISTORY’
Gar Alperovitz is an economist and historian at the forefront of the movement for a new economy. To him, casting off our economic system is the ‘most important set of fights in history’

FROM CO-OPS TO CULTURE: HOW COMMUNITY-LED REGENERATION HAS CHANGED DALSTON
As London’s east end undergoes significant gentrification, a co-operative is helping embed community ownership, ensuring locals aren’t priced out of their homes and businesses. Dominic Ellison explains

CREATING A COMMUNITY-CONTROLLLED ECONOMY IN BUFFALO, NY
For decades, corporations and governments had been taking more out of Buffalo than they were putting in. Now a radical vision for a community-controlled economy is taking shape.

IDEAS FOR CHANGE: 8 STEPS TO A NEW ECONOMY
In his latest book What Then Must We Do, Gar Alperovitz sets out the practical and demonstrable strategies for overturning the current economic system and creating one which democratises the ownership of wealth.

COMMENT: CAN THE NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAPPEN HERE?