Community-based economics

Community-based economics^W or just community economics encourages local substitution and a rejection of outside energy subsidy^W and coercion. It is most familiar from the lifeways of those practicing voluntary simplicity^W, including traditional Mennonite^W, Amish^W, and modern eco-village^W communities.

However, it is also increasingly a priority in urban economics^W, where moral purchasing^W and local purchasing^W are increasingly cogent concerns.

Various specific programs for community economics and local currency^W are often promoted in green politics^W. Notably, the Ten Key Values of the Green Party^W include them as fundamental parts of a green program.

See also

• Local currency^W
• Local food^W