Localist movements in a global economy: sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States/

Hess, David J.

Localist movements in a global economy: sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States/ David J. Hess. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009. - viii, 323 p. ; 23 cm. - Urban and industrial environments; .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-311) and index.

Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retailing -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy.

9780262012645 (hc : alk. paper) 9780262512329 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Sustainable urban development--United States.
Globalization.
Central-local government relations.

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