Small Isn't Beautiful

Small Isn't Beautiful
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Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9780815739722
ISBN-13 : 0815739729
Rating : 4/5 (729 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Small Isn't Beautiful by : Trevor Latimer

Download or read book Small Isn't Beautiful written by Trevor Latimer and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Eat local” has become a popular marketing slogan in recent years, based on the idea that food grown or raised nearby is better for you and friendlier to the environment than similar products shipped in from many miles away. That slogan reflects a broader worldview suggesting that everything local, including government and knowledge, is better than what originates somewhere else. Small Isn’t Beautiful acknowledges that some things that are local are good, but denies that what’s local is always or even often better than what’s far away. “Localism” is based on an “undeserved aura of respectability, virtue, and good sense” and can produce results that are misguided or even dangerous. Particularly when it comes to public policies, decisions made at the local level are rarely superior and are sometimes unjust. Small Isn’t Beautiful exposes the supposed “virtue” of localism as a hodgepodge of weak arguments and misleading hunches. Trevor Latimer's engagingly written and provocative book will appeal to all readers who want to understand localism beyond slogans and marketing.


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