The principles of community wealth building
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Community wealth building strategies are based on five key principles.
These principles have been developed by CLES and are informed by the work we have done with municipalities and anchor institutions, across the UK and globally, over several decades.
The five principles:
- Plural ownership of the economy. Learn more →
- Making financial power work for local places. Learn more →
- Fair employment and just labour markets. Learn more →
- Progressive procurement of goods and services. Learn more →
- Socially productive use of land and property. Learn more →
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