Across the world, there is a growing recognition that a new kind of
economy is needed: more democratic, less exploitative, less destructive
of society and the planet. Paint Your Town Red looks at how wealth can
be generated and shared at a local level through the experience of one
of the main advocates of the new Democratic Economy, Matthew Brown, the
driving-force behind the world-recognized Preston Model. Using
analysis, interviews and case studies to explain what Matthew and
Preston City Council have done over the last decade in order to earn
Preston the title of Most Improved City, the book shows how the model can
be adapted to fit different local circumstances, as well as
demonstrating how Preston itself adapted economic and democratic
experiments in 'community wealth-building' from elsewhere in the US and
Europe.
Preston's success shows that the ideas of community
wealth-building work in practice and have the capacity to achieve a
meaningful transfer of wealth and power back to local communities. A lot
of recent coverage and references have tended to oversimplify the
Preston Model, which is not just about 'buying local' but a comprehensive
project, which envisions local and regional discussions
and collaboration adding up to a wholesale transformation of our
currently failing economic systems.
Paint Your Town Red : How Preston Took Back Control & Your Town Can Too - Matthew Brown & Rhian E Jones
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