Above, Michael Shuman talks about developing local stock exchanges. I am willing to concede that perhaps we are wrong about the idea of local economy and are perhaps overestimating …
(Third of three parts) How do I invest locally? What traps should I beware? First, take into account to what extent investments depend on federal government credit. In these …
(Second of three parts.) When people think of investing, they think, “I must go to some investment counselor and I must send my money off to New York or …
By Franklin Sanders At first it may sound loony, but money and wealth are not identical. Wealth is owning productive assets: fruit trees that produce fruit. Money is simply …
Our interest in free markets and local economy develops along two lines, one defensive and one offensive. The offensive line of thought builds up the concept of local economy, …
Local economy is an idea whose time is come. It sees the beauty of the local marketplace not just in terms of buying and selling, gross revenues and Chattanooga …
By Carl Watner, Voluntaryist.com Voluntaryists have a unique outlook on government. They view the State as an invasive institution. It imposes a coercive monopoly over defense services and collects its …
By David Tulis People who follow national news sometimes come to love the idea of local economy as a premise to act upon. As they see the mounting catastrophe …
