Michael Shuman is an American economist, attorney, and a leading visionary on community economics. He’s worked on several laws overhauling securities regulation of crowdfunding. His book “How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition” received a bronze prize for best business book of 2006.
In this episode, we explore what “local economy” actually means, why it is important, how the system is skewed to profit big corporations and how we can make better choices for ourselves and for the world.

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