Industrial Evolution

Business & Finance, Economics
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Author: Lyle Estill ISBN: 9781550924800
Publisher: New Society Publishers Publication: April 1, 2011
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Lyle Estill
ISBN: 9781550924800
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Publication: April 1, 2011
Imprint:
Language: English
For many people the word industry brings to mind images of sprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. Industrial has become synonymous with pollution human rights abuse and corporate greed. In Industrial Evolution Lyle Estill seeks to reclaim the term with its original connotations of hard work diligence and productivity and to show how community-scale enterprise can create a vibrant sustainable local economy.Industrial Evolution is a story of survival. It is about how the small group of committed entrepreneurs introduced in Small is Possible managed to keep their dream alive and thriving through the economic recession emerging with a model of what a sustainable local economy might look like in a post carbon future. Compulsively readable and seasoned with light humor this grassroots account demonstrates that ecological stewardship and enterprise at an appropriate scale can lay the foundation for abundance.Industrial Evolution skips the doom and gloom and is all about solutions. By showing that it is possible to take the big out of industry this book motivates people to work together in a meaningful way. Filled with inspirational tales of success failure perseverance and real world experiences that anyone can relate to Industrial Evolution is a must-read for activists organizers politicians and anyone who cares about resilient communities.
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For many people the word industry brings to mind images of sprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. Industrial has become synonymous with pollution human rights abuse and corporate greed. In Industrial Evolution Lyle Estill seeks to reclaim the term with its original connotations of hard work diligence and productivity and to show how community-scale enterprise can create a vibrant sustainable local economy.Industrial Evolution is a story of survival. It is about how the small group of committed entrepreneurs introduced in Small is Possible managed to keep their dream alive and thriving through the economic recession emerging with a model of what a sustainable local economy might look like in a post carbon future. Compulsively readable and seasoned with light humor this grassroots account demonstrates that ecological stewardship and enterprise at an appropriate scale can lay the foundation for abundance.Industrial Evolution skips the doom and gloom and is all about solutions. By showing that it is possible to take the big out of industry this book motivates people to work together in a meaningful way. Filled with inspirational tales of success failure perseverance and real world experiences that anyone can relate to Industrial Evolution is a must-read for activists organizers politicians and anyone who cares about resilient communities.

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