Community economic systems are a thing!
See https://communityeconomies.org/ .
They got an Institute. They got a Research Network.
I have been carrying on about this topic on this blog here and here and little did I know, they are way ahead of me! Which is good!
And they are talking about https://www.communityeconomies.org/publications/books/postcapitalist-politics – which means we might even agree!
J.K. Gibson-Graham
“Community Economies is founded on the groundbreaking work of J.K. Gibson-Graham (the authorial voice of Katherine Gibson and the late Julie Graham). In publications such as The End of Capitalism (as we knew it): A Feminist Critique of Political Economy, A Postcapitalist Politics, and Take Back the Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming our Communities, J.K. Gibson-Graham opened up our understanding of 'the economy' as comprised of diverse economic activities—including those are the basis for more ethical economies.”
– from https://communityeconomies.org/about
...and they got people in Madison!
https://www.communityeconomies.org/people
Wait wait that's Madison New Jersey, not Madison Wisconsin...
More to come!