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How a co-operative in one US city is using local spend to boost an ailing economy

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After a century of tackling poverty one thing’s for sure: government must play a key role

7th February 2012
New Labour’s strategy to eradicate poverty was undoubtedly flawed. But the coalition government’s belief that state intervention was the problem could be catastrophic, warns Paul Hackett

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Coming out of the shadows

9th February 2012
The switch from public body to charity has been a challenging transition for the Community Development Foundation. But boss Alison Seabrooke tells Clare Goff it’s given the organisation a new lease of life

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One of Evergreen Co-operatives' first solar co-op crews doing an installation on the roof of a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

A laboratory for a new economic development

2nd February 2012
The Evergreen Cooperatives Initiative is harnessing the spending power of hospitals and universities to rebuild local economies in Cleveland, Ohio. Clare Goff reports

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Bright idea

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Love Your Streets

13th February 2012
Love Your Streets has seen hundreds of people mobilised to make a difference in their local community through clear-up days, litter collecting and acts of kindness.

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Growth is as much about an area’s social capital as it is its local economy

8th February 2012
In our latest article on the UK’s ageing population, Simon Hobbs and Alan Hatton-Yeo argue that if we are to harness the potential of older people we need to recognise individuality and encourage a voice and real influence

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