Download or read book Going Local written by Michael Shuman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communities throughout the world are losing control of their economies. Convinced by mainstream economists that globalization is inevitable, local leaders - whether liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican - are trying to attract outside investment by paying massive subsidies, slashing wages, and weakening environmental standards.