“The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.” Has BeensBeautifulCompanyEconomyDefenseLocalsConstructionArchitectDozenHugSpySpecialistsEnrichingContractorConstruction Company Book:Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Source: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
“Home Star is a common sense idea that would create jobs and provide a boost to local economies, while helping families afford their energy bills. By encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency retrofits, Home Star would create 170,000 manufacturing and construction jobs that could not be outsourced to China.” IdeasHelpingHomeJobsEnergyStarsCommonEconomyBillsChinaLocalsCommon SenseConstructionEfficiencyManufacturingBoostEnergy EfficiencyHomeownersOutsourced Author:Peter Welch
“It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as collateral for loans and local governments are forced to cut jobs and programs as property-tax revenue disappears.” HardUseHomeGovernmentJobsFallHouseEconomyCuttingTaxesProgramPropertyDisappearLocalsOwnersHouseholdSmall BusinessRevenueLoanEnthusiasticProspectsBusiness OwnersLocal GovernmentSmall Business OwnersCollateralProperty TaxesHouse Prices Author:Mark Zandi
“Obviously, the technology community in Massachusetts competes in a global economy, and our efforts to create a more competitive environment recognizes that competitiveness at a local level. We'd expect employers in other states to use this site as they consider where in Massachusetts to locate or expand their presence.” StatesUseCommunityLevelsEffortTechnologyEconomyEnvironmentCompetitionLocalsSiteEmployersGlobal EconomyMassachusettsCompetitiveness Author:Christopher Anderson
“Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.” EconomyEnvironmentSecurityFoodCircumstancesInnovationLocalsFarmersAdaptedFood Security Author:Bill Gates
“Anybody interested in solving, rather than profiting from, the problems of food production and distribution will see that in the long run the safest food supply is a local food supply, not a supply that is dependent on a global economy. Nations and regions within nations must be left free and should be encouraged to develop the local food economies that best suit local needs and local conditions.” NeedsShouldLongProblemRunningLeftNationsEconomyConditionsProductionsLocalsSuitsDependentRegionsLong RunsDistributionGlobal EconomyBe EncouragedFood SupplyFood ProductionLocal Food Book:The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry Source: The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry
“There's a tolerance and this is a really big thing when it comes to really increasing the whole sense of getting something done and boosting the economy. Obviously not everything is going to be a bonanza, some things are going to be awful, but wouldn't it be great if we had a fantastic window dresser to do something with those windows on Fairfield green and those Victoria's Secret windows. I love girls in bras in panties, but these are just mannequins. Wouldn't it be great if some local artists got together and said, "Hey, Victoria's Secret, let's do something!" We need that.” IfsNeedsSaidDoneWholeBigsTogetherArtistGirlSecretEconomyWindowGreenToleranceLocalsAwfulHeyFantasticBig ThingsUnderwearVictoriaBrasPantiesDressersVictoria's Secret Author:Tina Weymouth
“While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its size and diversity.” MayStatesSeemsGivenUnitedUnited StatesEconomyDiversitySizeSignificantLocalsSevereUnlikelyDistortionImbalance Author:Alan Greenspan
“I don't think it's particularly useful to be going to another country and staying in a classroom and just studying in the classroom. What's important, I think, is to get immersed into the local economy.” ThinkingImportantCountryEconomyStudyLocalsStayingClassroomWhat's Important Author:Robert J. Dolan
“Water is our most precious and interconnected natural resource. It sustains all ecosystems, communities, and economies from local watersheds to the seas. It's vital to sustaining our health, safety, and the environments in which we live and work. Simply put, water is life.” WaterCommunityNaturalEconomyEnvironmentSeaResourcesSafetyLocalsNatural ResourcesEcosystemsSustainingInterconnectedWater Is LifeWatersheds Author:Alexandra Cousteau
“Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. Id much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.” ImportantEconomyGoldLocalsTouristsTourismMiners Author:Frans Lanting
“The other way that you democratize the food movement is through the public school system. If you can pay enough for the school lunch system so that it can actually be cooked and not just microwaved, so that these schools can buy local food, fresh food, because right now it's all frozen and processed, you will improve the health of the students, you will improve the health of the local economy, and you will have better performing students.” IfsWayEnoughSchoolPayEconomyMovementStudentsRight NowLocalsPerformingLunchFrozenPublic SchoolSchool SystemFresh FoodLocal FoodSchool Lunch Author:Michael Pollan
“And as a Member of this body, I believe firmly that States do have rights, and I believe that local communities have rights, and they have made decisions to allow these businesses to prosper as they are a big part of their economy.” BelieveMadeStatesBodyBigsI BelieveCommunityDecisionEconomyRightsMembersLocalsLocal Community Author:Jon Porter
“The governments and the communist parties in Vietnam and China are doing their best to develop their local economies. But the rise of countries in Asia is not in opposition to development and affluence in Western nations. It is a mutually beneficial development. The interests of Western investors are protected in our country. Both we and the West benefit from this in equal measure.” CountryGovernmentNationsInterestPartyEconomyDevelopmentEqualBenefitsWestWesternChinaLocalsOur CountryOppositionCommunistInvestorsVietnamProtectedAsiaBeneficialAffluenceCommunist Party Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“I am very pleased to see this project moving ahead. The Hamilton Airport serves as an international gateway to south-western Ontario. This new facility will allow the airport to expand its air cargo business and help strengthen the local economy. This is another example of Ontario's commitment to public infrastructure that contributes to long-term growth for the region.” LongHelpingMovingGrowthTermEconomyAirExampleProjectsCommitmentSouthWesternInternationalLocalsLong TermRegionsAirportsInfrastructureFacilityGatewaysHamiltonMoving AheadCargoOntario Author:Ted McMeekin
“If you're living in the community and you own your local businesses and you're engaged in the local economy you should have a definite interest in the strength and health of your community, the caring relationships that bind people together.” PeopleIfsShouldTogetherInterestCommunityEconomyShould HaveCaringLocalsEngagedDefiniteLocal Business Author:David Korten
“I think one of the most important skills of a local organizer of a local economy is an ability to put on a terrific street party.” ThinkingImportantAbilityPartyEconomyStreetsSkillsLocalsTerrificOrganizer Author:David Korten
“Supporting local farmers is important to me, which is not only good for the local economy and better for the environment, there is evidence that eating locally grown food strengthens your immune system.” ImportantEconomyEnvironmentEatingEvidenceLocalsFarmersImmuneImmune System Author:Suzanne Whang
“Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby as possible, and living well while consuming far less energy than we do today, could actually better meet our needs?” NeedsWellsMightTodayEnergyCommunityEconomyApproachCreatingMeetingsPracticalsLocalsTransitionOwnershipConsumingLive Well Author:Rob Hopkins
“The idea that a relatively fixed group of privileged people might shape the economy and government for their own benefit goes against the American grain. Nevertheless, the owners and top-level managers in large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant power figures in the United States. Their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come together as a corporate community that dominates the federal government in Washington. Their real estate, construction, and land development companies form growth coalitions that dominate most local governments.” PeopleIdeasRealStatesGovernmentMightTogetherFormGrowthCommunityLevelsUnitedCompanyUnited StatesEconomyGroupsLandFiguresDevelopmentShapesBenefitsPropertyIncomeLocalsManagersCorporateCorporationsFixedOwnersConstructionGrainNeverthelessDominantEstatesPrivilegedFederal GovernmentCoalitionsLocal GovernmentAgribusiness Author:G. William Domhoff