ISBN: 9781933392196 Year Added to Catalog: 2006 Book Format: Paperback Book Art: 60 b&w illustrations, appendices Number of Pages: 6 x 9, 328 pages Book Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Old ISBN: 1933392193 Release Date: May 15, 2006
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On Current Events and the Economy
• Is cooperative enterprise a viable alternative to globalization?
• Is ethical business practice the new post-Enron direction?
• What is the status and future of employee ownership in mainstream American business?
On Small Business
• Why should we challenge the “gospel” of growth?
• How does employee ownership change a business?
• What do successful entrepreneurs and cathedral builders share in common?
• How does consensus decision-making build better business?
On Environmental Responsibility
• How can a small business take steps to decrease its environmental footprint?
• How can design and building professionals best influence their clients to reduce environmental impact?
On Making a Difference in a Community
• How is this one company making a difference disproportionate to its small size?
On Issues Affecting the Cape Cod Region
• When local business gets involved, big things can happen with affordable housing and sustainable development.
• Lack of affordable housing in desirable locations and resort areas is sapping the vitality and strength of communities. Long-term residents bail out because it’s too hard to live or because they see no opportunities for their children to obtain housing. What is one small company doing to buck this trend on Martha’s Vineyard?
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Five new titles that relate to the environment on Martha’s Vineyard:
1. The Company We Keep by John Abrams (Chelsea Green, May 2005, memoir/building/business/ecology/photography)
2. The Houses of Martha’s Vineyard by Keith Moskow (Monacelli Press, April 2005, building/photography)
3. Walking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright (Alfred A. Knopf, April 2005, memoir/ecology)
4. Island Wilderness by Chris Burns (Seashell Press, June 2005, historical fiction)
5. On Martha’s Vineyard by Robert Bowden (Universe Publishing, 2003, architecture/photography)
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