Organizing locally: how the new decentralists improve education, health care, and trade

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Drive to Decentralize-After Hierarchies and Markets Disappoint -- 2. How Decentralized Organizations Work (with Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon) -- 3. Organizing Health Care from the Ground Up (with Mary Berg) -- 4. International Banking Goes Local-Swedish Organizing in New York -- 5. The Four R's-A School Where Relationships Come First (with Lynette Parker) -- 6. The Limits of Localism-Lifting Vets in Iowa -- 7. Learning from the New Decentralists-Cornerstones of Local Organizing -- Methods Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.