Local Economies on the Table

Communities across the United States and Europe are working to transform local economic systems so that they are more sustainable and equitable. Programs that support the production of nutritious and culturally appropriate food by local farmers and locally sourced renewable energy, construction and even office supplies benefit local producers, businesses, workers and consumers.

Trade vs. local economies: Procurement on the table

Communities across the United States and Europe are working to transform local economic systems so that they are more sustainable and equitable. Many states and communities are utilizing public procurement programs to support those efforts, especially bidding preferences for healthy, locally grown foods, energy or transportation programs that create local jobs and fair markets.

WEBINAR: Stevens County Rural Climate Dialogues

This past June, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and the Jefferson Center co-hosted the first Rural Climate Dialogue in Morris, Minnesota. The Rural Climate Dialogues are part of an effort to spur rural leadership and build resiliency in the face of extreme weather conditions and a changing climate.

Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction

November 20th, 2014

RSVP Now Join author Bruce Rich as he discusses “Foreclosing the Future” and shows how the World Bank’s failure to address the challenges of the 21st Century has implications for everyone on an increasingly crowded planet.  He recounts a story of larger-than-life personalities, international intrigue, and human suffering brought about by a winner-take-all economic globalization–and identifies the changes necessary if the World Bank and the world’s governments are to make real progress in helping the poorest and sustaining the environmental resources on which al
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