Session materials from "Introduction to Community Wealth Building," a panel moderated by Steve Dubb (Democracy Collaborative) at NASCO Institute 2014. Panelists included: Mike Sandmel (New Economy Coalition), Matt Meyer (Cooperative Development Institute), Yahya Alazrak (Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive), and Kim Penna Garmany (College Houses).
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What do cooperatives, community development financial institutions, and community land trusts have in common? They are all local forms of building wealth through democratic mechanisms that collectively organize business. This session will provide a brief introduction to these and other forms of community wealth building and discuss ways to link these institutions at the local level to build and anchor wealth in communities while displacing corporate capital and other undemocratic forms of business organization.
