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You are here: Home / Publications / Local is Our Future – a new book by Helena Norberg-Hodge / Endorsements for Local is Our Future
“Helena Norberg-Hodge, one of the great visionary voices of our time, explains in clear and simple detail why you, your children, and the vast majority of the world’s people find it nearly impossible to make a decent living, while Earth dies and a few already obscenely wealthy individuals grow their fortunes by billions each year. Drawing on inspiring examples from around the world, she goes on to spell out what we the people, standing together, can do about it.
A must read book for our time.“
~ David Korten ~
“At a time when any thinking person would have good reason to despair, Helena Norberg-Hodge provides a wonderfully positive vision of the future. The key message of this book is simple, but revolutionary: by bringing the economy closer to home, we are both helping to heal the Earth and breathing new life into our increasingly divided communities. This beautiful new narrative is one of empowerment and active hope.“
~ Joanna Macy ~
“Don’t be fooled by the slimness of this volume: the wisdom contained in these pages, which reflect a lifetime of Helena Norberg-Hodge’s work in dozens of countries, has the power to pull Earth back from the brink. She shows how restoring community economies is the essential building block for global prosperity, resilience, and justice. Read it, share it with your friends, and join the global movement for economic localization!“
~ Michael H. Shuman ~
“Helena Norberg-Hodge is a systems thinker with international experience, whose call for ‘big picture activism’ cuts right through the conventional divide of left-right politics, to breathe life into our outdated notions of progress and development. This book offers hope and inspiration, as well as pragmatic and strategic guidelines for structural change in both the global North and South.“
~ Camila Moreno ~
“By waging war on both cultural and biological diversity the global economy threatens the very marrow of life itself. By contrast, as this wonderful little book makes clear, localization is Nature’s greatest friend and supporter. Local is Our Future provides caring and clear-minded guidance to help us restore and heal the Earth.“
~ Stephan Harding ~
“Helena Norberg-Hodge and her team around the world are the champions of a decentralised, sustainable, healthy and local economy. Helena’s books and films have inspired hundreds of thousands of people in all corners of the globe. In this small and beautiful book Helena presents the case for a local and imaginative economy in compelling and convincing manner. Without any doubt the future is local, and once you have read this book you will know in no uncertain terms why. So read this book and give it as a present to your friends, colleagues and companions. Solutions to many of our environmental, social and personal problems are to be found under our feet.“
~ Satish Kumar ~
“If we are ever going to solve today’s enormous and escalating problems, we will need to radically rethink the economy. The argument for economic decentralization, powerfully and passionately presented in this fine book, is one that we can no longer ignore.“
~ David Suzuki ~
“Local is Our Future is an inspirational manifesto. Globalization is destroying our communities and our planet, but Helena presents a compelling, positive solution that I completely endorse.“
~ Alice Waters ~
“Helena has been at the forefront of warning us about the dangers of economic globalization and the unbridled power of corporations, while at the same showing how radical alternatives in the form of localized economies are very real utopias, not pipe-dreams. This book lays out a clear critique of the madness of ‘developement’, and describes pathways towards a more just, sustainable future. Essential reading for all, especially millenials and other young people growing up in today’s confusing times.“
~ Ashish Kothari ~
“Localization – a very important antidote to globalization – is the only hope for the future. If our civilization collapses, which is a very real threat, humanity will be able to survive only by adopting the principles of localization, and if we want to avoid its collapse, we must adopt them urgently. Read this book!“
~ Iain McGilchrist ~
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