Reflecting and Planning Using a Community Wealth Building Lens

Reflecting and Planning Using a Community Wealth Building Lens

by Brent Kakesako

June 28, 2017

Writing for Shelterforce, Brent Kakesako takes a look at the 25th annivisary of the community wealth building field:

Our growing community wealth building field has the goal of building ‘a new economic system where shared ownership and control creates more equitable and inclusive outcomes, fosters ecological sustainability, and promotes flourishing democratic and community life.’

Publication date: 2017-06-28

Parent publication: Shelterforce

Publication URL: Reflecting and Planning Using a Community Wealth Building Lens

by Brent Kakesako

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