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020			_a088862856 [paperback]
040			_aUniversity of Cebu-Banilad _cUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
100			_aRoss, David P., _eauthor.
245			_aFrom the roots up : _beconomic development as if community mattered / _cDavid P. Ross, Peter J. Usher ; foreword by George McRobie.
260			_aToronto : _bJames Lorimer & Company, _cc1986.
300			_axviii, 173 pages : _billustrations (black & white) ; _c21.5 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aForeword — 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.
520			_a"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
521			_aAdult
541			_xLauron, Rodello _yGeneral Education _zGeneral Education : Economics
546			_aText in English
650			_aEconomic development _xSocial aspects.
650			_aCommunity development.
700			_aUsher, Peter J., _eauthor.
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998			_cGian [new] _d07/23/2026
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