Going Local

What are the hidden costs of lowest-cost products? Try socially irresponsible labor practices and environmental and community degradation, for starters. Author and economist Michael Shuman portrays how locally-owned businesses and localized economies are circulating innumerable benefits back into the community, while raising environmental quality and the quality of life.

Radio Series 7: Going Local

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