TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ross, David P.,
AU  - Usher, Peter J.,
TI  - From the roots up: economic development as if community mattered 
SN  - 088862856 [paperback]
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - James Lorimer & Company
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Community development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Foreword  — Preface — Acknowledgements — Introduction — Chapter one  Prevailing conservative nostrums — Chapter two The nature of formal economic activity — Chapter three The nature of informal economic activity — Chapter four The structures of formal and informal economic activity — Chapter five Measuring informal economic activity — Chapter six Policy implications — Appendix A How economists view economic life: Past and present — Appendix B The village economy: The informal economy as a way of life — Notes — Bibliography — About the authors; Adult
N2  - "First published in 1986, this book presents an alternative vision of the economy, one that is not dominated by conventional indicators and analyses of the narrower market economy.

Ross and Usher argue that the separation of economic and social problems encouraged by "bottom-line" thinking in business and government must be replaced by a form of "social accounting," as typified by activity in smaller structures closer to the community. Expanding the role of cooperative enterprises, small businesses, community development corporations, voluntary activity, mutual aid, and household activity will yield more informal, appropriate and democratic solutions.

From the Roots Up explains why we need to revise our concepts of work and employment, our system of taxation and public finance, and our traditional political perspectives on public issues." —Provided by the publisher
ER  -