Michael Shuman On Rebuilding Community: Local Economic Development
28/10/08 18:19
Attorney and economist Michael Shuman is the Vice
President for Enterprise Development for the
Training and
Development Corporation,
based in Bucksport, Maine. In
Part 1
of this candid interview, Mr. Shuman talks about
rebuilding local communities in the face of a world
of diminishing resources like oil and natural gas.
In
Part 2
he discusses his own conceptions of our current
economic development model and the problems small,
local businesses face. In
Part 3,
Mr. Shuman explores local (community-based) money and
stock exchanges (something that was more of the norm
a century ago) and helping small businesses reacquire
a foothold in a world that's increasingly -- and
unsustainably -- becoming over-globalized. Choose any
of the three video interview segments or listen to
the audio of the entire interview by clicking the
links below.
Michael Shuman is author of five books including The Small Mart Revolution and Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age. He has written numerous articles on the relationship between community and international affairs. His work has appeared in The Nation, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post.
View video or listen to Mike’s interview
Michael Shuman is author of five books including The Small Mart Revolution and Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age. He has written numerous articles on the relationship between community and international affairs. His work has appeared in The Nation, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post.
View video or listen to Mike’s interview
