Paint Your Town Red by Matthew Brown & Rhian Jones Summary
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In "Paint Your Town Red," discover how Preston revolutionized local economics through community wealth building. This blueprint for democratic socialism has inspired policy debates nationwide, offering a practical alternative to neoliberalism. Could your town be next to reclaim economic control from corporate giants?
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When Your City Becomes Your Revolution
A former industrial city in Northern England was dying. Factories had closed, young people fled, and poverty deepened with every passing year. Then in 2011, when a massive shopping center development collapsed, something unexpected happened. Instead of waiting for another corporate savior, local leaders asked a radical question: What if we stopped begging outsiders for scraps and built wealth ourselves? Within five years, Preston transformed from one of Britain's most deprived cities to its most improved, not through a Silicon Valley miracle or billionaire benefactor, but by redirecting public money to local businesses and worker-owned cooperatives. This wasn't just economic policy-it was a quiet revolution that's now spreading across continents, proving that the most powerful change often begins not in parliament, but on your own street.
Why Everything We've Been Told About Growth Is Wrong
From Spanish Workshops to American Cities
How Preston Rewrote the Rules
Beyond Preston: Adapting the Model Everywhere
Taking Back the Land
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