It doesn't have to be like this! -- The recent decline of American democratic integrity and the case for promoting new models in civic engagement -- Next stage strategies for restoring our democracy and civic vitality -- The limits of hyper-capitalism and material accumulation for the few -- New...

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