The South in the era of market dominance -- Reengineered and rewired: downsized business and the insecure worker -- After the deluge: office workers and the era of uncertainty in Virginia -- Wealth against commonwealth: Southern labor in the era of market dominance -- Trading in Southern...

Preliminary arguments : culture, economy, and the city -- Origins and early growth of the Hollywood motion picture industry -- A new map of Hollywood -- The other Hollywood : television program production -- Dream factories : studios, soundstages, and sets -- The digital visual effects industry...

Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retail -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy