Local economic development by community business

Glen Buchanan

Local Economy, 1986, vol. 1, issue 2, 17-28

Abstract: The contribution of community business to local economic development is being increasingly recognised. In Scotland's largest Region, Strathclyde, there are already 35 community businesses trading. The companies — community owned, community controlled and non-profit distributing – are almost exclusively based in 'deprived' areas. Glen Buchanan looks at the background of deteriorating employment opportunities against which community businesses have emerged, outlines the characteristics of community business, analyses their role as an agent for local economic development, and appraises the work of Strathclyde Community Business Ltd, the UK's largest community business development agency.

Date: 1986
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