Changing the Rules: Policy Guide
Please check back.
"Rules" are laws, ordinances, and regulations that can strengthen your community.
Latest Book: Big-Box Swindle
"takes mega- retailers to task in convincing fashion and provides inspiring lessons from places that are turning the tide."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Visit ILSR's other online resource center to help citizens beat the big boxes and chart a new course for economic development in their communities.
Hometown Advantage Bulletin
Regional Rules
Federal Rules
International Rules
Hometown Advantage News Categories
- Antitrust - News on court cases and regulatory actions dealing with the abuse of market power by large retail chains
- Buy Local Campaigns - Read about some of the most effective "buy local" and "local first" campaigns in the country
- Communities Battle Big Boxes - Stories of successful grassroots efforts to block big-box development
- E-Commerce - News on how e-commerce and sales tax policy is affecting independent retailers
- International News - As big-box retailers expand abroad, many countries are adopting policies to control their growth
- Laws and Ordinances - The latest news on innovative state and local policies to limit corporate retailers and strengthen local economies
- Local Business Development - Stories about strategies to develop and expand independent businesses
- Purchasing Cooperatives - Stories that examine how local businesses are banding together to gain strength in numbers and counter the big boxes
- Research: Chains vs. Local Stores - The latest research on the impact of chain retailers and the benefits of local businesses
List of popular RSS feeds