Building a Democratic Economy: From Cleveland to Preston

(Recorded before Covid-19). How does an economy emerge from a recession? Historically, cities hard hit by deindustrialization have strived to attract big employers from elsewhere by offering incentives and tax breaks. But outside employers rarely invest in a place long term, and all too often skip town when the incentives run out. In some places, local governments have been experimenting with other strategies. In Preston, England, they’re experimenting with investing public money in locally-owned businesses and cooperatives, and encouraging local “anchor” institutions to buy from, or train, local vendors. They’re calling it the Preston model of community wealth building, and it’s inspired by a model in another formerly industrialized city: Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Evergreen Cooperatives.
GUESTS
Lorraine Norris (Preston City Council)
Ted Howard (Democracy Collaborative)
Paul Kelly (Gateway Housing Association)
Kay Johnson (Sustainable Food Lancashire / The Larder)
Jonathan Grisdale (Unite the Union)
Dr. Ornette Clennon (Critical Race and Ethnicity Research Cluster, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Aditya Chakrabortty (The Guardian)
Ahmet Oykener (Enfield Council)
Kayleigh Walsh (Outlandish)
John McDonnell (Labour Party)
Jeremy Corbyn (Labour Party)
Matthew Brown (Preston City Council)
Neil McInroy (Centre for Local Economic Strategies)
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very exciting. Hope something like this can happen in Canada!

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