Alternate economy

An alternate economy is a network of cooperatives, credit unions, community, and employee-owned enterprises which coexist with a capitalist economy, and, in optimistic scenarios, have the potential to replace it.

To a certain extent an alternate economy was contemplated by the counter culture movement which played a role in creation of consumer cooperatives and socially responsible businesses which were part of the health food movement.

Naomi Klein has suggested that alternate economic initiatives, if combined with political education and organizing, might offer a path forward for the Occupy movement.

External links and further reading

 * Gar Alperovitz, America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy, Wiley (October 15, 2004)hardcover, 336 pages, ; trade paparback, Wiley (April 24, 2006),
 * "In search of Utopia" report of a journey by Isabelle Fremeaux and John Jordan published in New Internationalist Magazine