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From pragmatic to politicized? The future of water remunicipalization in the United States

by Thomas Hanna

As with many countries, the United States has experienced swings of public and private operation of its water services for more than 150 years. Most water services in the country began as private enterprises in the 1800s but were municipalized from the late 19th century into the 1930s. read more
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Community wealth building in Ireland: Sinn Féin proposes a new economic development direction

The Irish political party Sinn Féin has embraced a wide-ranging community wealth building agenda. read more
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Making policies work for the future we want

by Sarah McKinley

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“Paint Your Town Red”: Bringing community wealth building to your town or city

by Matthew Brown

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Ownership and control of our local economies

by Sarah McKinley

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Multi-stakeholder cooperative

by Will Flagle

Multi-stakeholder cooperatives include two or more membership groups and can use their flexible governance structures to provide an institutionalized means for those groups to communicate their needs. read more
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How localities can save small businesses through local economy preservation funds

by Marjorie Kelly

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold in the US through the summer of 2020, evidence mounts that the pandemic has become an extinction event for small businesses. read more
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The nation’s first “fair development” zero waste plan 

by Nicole Fabricant, Heather Hax

In a south Baltimore neighborhood, a powerful, youth-led coalition helped spearhead the first Zero Waste Plan developed by and for U.S. grassroots communities that want to transition from an economy of extraction to one of reuse and regeneration. read more
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Public holding company

by Saoirse Gowan

The effects of a local firm facing economic disaster can ripple destructively through a community. Public holding companies could take either partial or full ownership positions in distressed firms to prevent the economic and social dislocations associated with liquidation or collapse. read more
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