{"product_id":"the-case-for-community-wealth-building-9781509539024","title":"The Case for Community Wealth Building","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment, lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from local communities. How can we reverse this? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoe Guinan and Martin O’Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of democratic participation to drive equitable development and ensure that wealth is widely shared. They show how this model – Community Wealth Building – can transform our economic system by creating a web of collaborative institutions, from worker cooperatives to community land trusts and public banks, that empower and enrich the many, not the few.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for everyone interested in building more equal, inclusive, and democratic societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A new approach to economics is needed to tackle grotesque inequalities of wealth and power. Community Wealth Building offers a way for communities to confront corporate power and build a more equal and democratic economy. In this book Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill show what inspiring action is already happening on the ground and point beyond to what is possible.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Change is coming, and another world is not just possible but already within reach. Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill show how Community Wealth Building approaches can allow every community in the country to play their part in building a new economy from the ground up.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A new approach to economics is needed to tackle grotesque inequalities of wealth and power. Community Wealth Building offers a way for communities to confront corporate power and build a more equal and democratic economy. In this book Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill show what inspiring action is already happening on the ground and point beyond to what is possible.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Change is coming, and another world is not just possible but already within reach. Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill show how Community Wealth Building approaches can allow every community in the country to play their part in building a new economy from the ground up.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill present a compelling vision of a more just, democratic economy in which wealth and power are more fairly shared. This book should be read by anyone who believes that a different economic order is possible and wants to know how we start to make it happen.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Miliband, MP for Doncaster North and former Leader of the Labour Party \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘If you want to make the city where you live more equal and more democratic, this is the book for you. It shows what local government, institutions, and people can do to create a better world – even without the support of central government. It is at once both practical and inspiring.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Level\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inner Level\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Case for Community Wealth Building\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to a new and devolved economic movement that challenges forty years of neoliberalism and austerity. It articulates real progress towards a transformed and democratic economy.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCouncillor Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    \u003cbr\u003e Economic Change, Starting at the Local Level\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One\u003cbr\u003e What is Community Wealth Building? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two\u003cbr\u003e Taking Control: Arguing for Community Wealth Building\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three\u003cbr\u003e Community Wealth Building and the Institutional Turn:\u003cbr\u003e Routes to a Democratic Economy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading and Resources for Action\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409539539287,"sku":"9781509539024","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509539024.jpg?v=1730507153","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-case-for-community-wealth-building-9781509539024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}