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#1 Reviving local economies

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

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An economic force for good

1st February 2012
The time is ripe for co-operatives to show their strength and ‘become a creative economic force that is more than a sum of its parts'.

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Bristol 2050 – a grand plan with high hopes

19th January 2012
Business leaders in Bristol have published their vision for the city. It’s all about breaking out of short-term political cycles and taking a long-term view, John Savage tells Clare Goff

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International work

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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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Living Labs: Connecting the challenges of global cities with innovators around the world

31st January 2012
In our Living Labs Global Award programme, we are working with 21 global cities to articulate some of their most pressing problems as an opening for new technologies, business and service models to offer solutions.

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Local work

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Understanding middle class community activism

20th January 2012
The middle classes are better at getting what they want from local services. So if public policy is shaped by the Big Society, is there a risk that those most in need will be further disadvantaged? It could be a matter of priorities, say Peter Matthews and Annette Hastings

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