\u003cp\u003eOur broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment, lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from local communities. How can we reverse this? \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoe Guinan and Martin O\u0026rsquo;Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of democratic participation to drive equitable development and ensure that wealth is widely shared. They show how this model - Community Wealth Building - can transform our economic system by creating a web of collaborative institutions, from worker cooperatives to community land trusts and public banks, that empower and enrich the many, not the few.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for everyone interested in building more equal, inclusive, and democratic societies.\u003c/p\u003e