If neighborhoods are to have maximum resilience and autonomy they will have to have mostly local economies which means mostly local jobs.
The highlights in the graph below are meant to point out a way to strengthen our neighborhoods: local currencies and local financial tools created to support local jobs in local industries, local agriculture and in local distribution and retail.
Local households and their governments have a critical role to play by supporting the creation of local businesses and finance.
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A robust local economy must include:
Local Households, with
Local Jobs, supported by
Local Financing, and
Local Currency, producing
Local Governance providing
Local Services, through
--all done by and with people you can know personally and talk to face-to-face.