"PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From the bestselling cartoonist of The Cartoon History of the Universe comes an explosive graphic takedown of capitalism Bestselling "overeducated cartoonist" Larry Gonick has delighted readers for years with sharp, digestible, and hilarious accounts of everything from the...

Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retail -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy