Localism

Going Local in Buffalo

Part of Buffalo, New York's decline, writes Amy Kedron, involved a shift from local to non-local ownership of businesses. A movement is afoot to encourage businesses to "Think Local First."
5 September 2011 - 1:00pm
Next American City

Are Local Businesses Making a Comeback?

Styled after Harper's Index, this "Localism Index" suggests that local economies and independent businesses might just be making a comeback.
19 April 2011 - 9:00am
The Nation

Manufacturing is Alive and Well

Manufacturing in the U.S. hasn't gone away, it's just gone local, writes Allison Arieff.
30 March 2011 - 6:00am
The New York Times

Gen X, the Community Builder

Will the settling down of Generation X, whose youngest members are now turning 30, represent a boom in localism and community building? Scott Doyon thinks so.
6 March 2011 - 9:00am
PlaceShakers

Hyper-Local Becomes Even More Local

Local food advocates have promoted the idea of only eating food raised within 50 miles of your home. But how about 2 blocks? A Vancouver neighborhood experiments in communal growing.
23 September 2010 - 10:00am
The Vancover Sun

The Return of the "Local"

Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance summarizes some of the key positive trends in re-localization.
3 May 2010 - 1:00pm
Yes! Magazine

There's No Place Like Home

Joel Kotkin sees a trend in a 'New Localism'- people aren't moving around like they used to, and it's causing them to reengage with their communities.
13 October 2009 - 2:00pm
Newsweek

Pro-WalMart Study Refuted

A new and widely publicized study claims that there is no evidence that Wal-Mart has had a negative impact on the small business sector. A close inspection of the study by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues that the report is flawed.
11 December 2008 - 2:00pm
The Hometown Advantage

Kotkin's 'New Localism'

Joel Kotkin thinks that the effects of the financial crisis may not be all bad, and may even encourage a new focus on family and community ties.
20 October 2008 - 1:00pm
newgeography

Livin' La Vida Localism

In this article from Metropolis, dystopian author and urban critic James Howard Kunstler riffs on localism.
7 April 2008 - 5:00am
Metropolis Magazine
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