LEADER 03268cam a22004458i 4500001 18725105 005 20160114143925.0 008 150731s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng 003 hubpceuo 010 2015018296 020 9781137279675 (hardback) 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 HD60.5.U5 |bM48 2015 082 00 334.0973 |223 084 POL023000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Metcalf, Gabriel, |eauthor. 242 |yEnglish 245 10 Democratic by design : |bhow credit unions, co-ops and carshares are reinventing America / |cGabriel Metcalf. 260 New York : |bSt. Martin's Press, |c2015. 300 248 p. ; |b24 cm. 337 unmediated 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Story of City CarShare -- Chapter 3: Alternative Institutions and American Democracy -- Chapter 4: Transforming the Economy -- Chapter 5: Caring for Place -- Chapter 6: Success, Failure, and the Fear of Selling Out -- Chapter 7: Putting the Pieces Together -- Chapter 8: The Mystery of Social Change -- Sources Cited -- Index. 520 "Co-ops. Credit unions. Communal work space. These are all familiar concepts to most Americans, and alive and well throughout the country, yet their potential to challenge the status quo of corporate and government bloat is rarely discussed. Such ventures have long appealed to the "practical dreamers" -- people who want to promote a vision of big social change, while also accomplishing something concrete. At last, their moment has arrived in the ascendance of the so-called "sharing economy." While the term refers largely to profit-making entities like car- and rent-sharing sites, it springs from the same impulse that has always prompted us to team up and work around the system. In Democratic by Design, Metcalf looks at alternative institutions not only as a booming new reality but as an engine of social change, a key ingredient in solving large, intractable problems like housing, health and transportation. Looking beyond - or beneath - the media analysis, Metcalf offers a brief history of a movement born not from increased efficiencies and better technology, as many assume, but of the fundamental desire to create a more equitable world"-- 650 0 Social entrepreneurship |zUnited States. 650 0 Cooperative societies |zUnited States. 650 0 Social change |zUnited States. 650 0 Equality |zUnited States. 650 0 Democracy |zUnited States. 856 42 |3Cover image |uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/675/9781137279675/image/lgcover.9781137279675.jpg 906 7 |bcbc |corignew |d1 |eecip |f20 |gy-gencatlg 942 |2ddc |cBK 955 |brf03 2015-07-31 |crf03 2015-07-31 ONIX to GPSE for subj.rm15 2015-08-27 to DeweyHAND CARRY -- NEEDED FOR CONGRESSIONAL LOAN; PLS CONTACT myar, x77835/ scar, x77717 2015-12-08 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6334_097300000000000_MET |70 |8REF |975932OSA |bOSA |d2016-01-14 |eOSA |l0 |o334.0973 MET |r2016-01-14 |w2016-01-14 |yBK |cReference 920 01 QorNDpoG 992 01 334_097300000000000_MET |bWWV_ZQSWZZZZZZZZZZZ_DL6 966 |cIn the Research Room