Communities, not countries, are best equipped to fix the world’s economic woes. Focus on neighborhoods, not nations

Quartz: ” … As anxieties about an economically unstable future grow globally, there is an alternative mindset much closer to home—literally just around the corner, in fact. Instead of relying on federal policy, our local communities are constructing an economy and a way of being that promises more stability and more local control. . …

Instead of being outwardly focused on global forces or ceding all power to federal governments, many citizens around the world are turning their sights inward to what they can control: the cooperative economy and becoming more connected with their local communities. …

… The cooperative economy is a structurally alternative economy that is occurring all around us. For example, cooperative housing involves jointly owned property with common spaces for cooking and eating, common areas for children to play, and privacy areas for times you want it. … .”

http://qz.com/839229/cooperative-economics-and-community-action-could-solve-the-worlds-economic-woes-not-federal-intervention/ Quelle: As anxieties about an economically unstable future grow globally, there is an alternative mindset much closer to home—literally just around the corner, in fact.