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From the roots up : economic development as if community mattered / David P. Ross, Peter J. Usher ; foreword by George McRobie.

By: Ross, David P [author.]Contributor(s): Usher, Peter J [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Toronto : James Lorimer & Company, c1986Description: xviii, 173 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 21.5 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 088862856 [paperback]Subject(s): Economic development -- Social aspects | Community development

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Subject Reference	College Library Subject Reference	338.9 R73 1986 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBL000002749

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"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