Posts in this category are about Local Assets. When businesses – weather electrical utility or farm, bank or grocery store – are largely owned by employees, customers, local residents, and others with a direct relationship, they become increasingly accountable to the needs of the various communities they serve. Furthermore, when ownership is spread broadly within a region, benefits will also be shared broadly, helping to generate enduring Social Equity. The relationship between broad patterns of ownership and social equity is equally direct for other assets like home, land, and resources.

(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)