Post‑National Wealth Building: Why Local Power Is the Future
Community wealth‑building aims to anchor jobs, broaden capital ownership and expand services. Discover why investing locally is the future of wealth.
When headlines obsess over interest rates and GDP, it’s easy to forget that most of our economic lives happen right where we live.
The coffee shop on the corner. The community garden down the block. The co-working space where entrepreneurs share ideas.
These are the places where wealth is actually built.
“Post-national wealth building” shifts our focus from macro cycles to micro ecosystems — empowering communities to control their own economic destinies.
The Blueprint for Local Prosperity
Community wealth-building offers a simple yet transformative goal:
to expand local ownership, anchor jobs, retain capital, and ensure that economic returns stay within the community.
It’s not about waiting for national policy or global investors — it’s about harnessing what’s already here and reinvesting it locally.
Examples in Action
In Cleveland and Preston (UK), universities and hospitals have shifted procurement dollars to local suppliers and worker-owned cooperatives — transforming how anchor institutions participate in their economies.
Across the U.S., community investment trusts are allowing residents to buy shares in commercial real estate, giving them direct ownership in the developments that shape their neighborhoods.
Pooled investment vehicles and community infrastructure projects — from broadband networks to solar microgrids — are redefining who gets to benefit from growth.
Each of these models gives people a real stake in the businesses and assets that shape their futures.
Why Local Power Matters
“Post-national” doesn’t mean anti-national. It means recognizing that the most resilient wealth grows from the ground up.
National policy can set the conditions, but it’s local actors who know what their communities need most.
By investing in place-based systems, we can build economic ecosystems that are:
More equitable,
More sustainable, and
Less vulnerable to national booms and busts.
The future of wealth isn’t centralized — it’s rooted in place.
Call to Action
Look around your neighborhood.
What assets could be owned and managed locally?
Support cooperatives, credit unions, and community investment trusts — and join The Wealth Salons to connect with others building post-national wealth in the Great 38™ and beyond.
Join the conversation. Share this post with someone who needs to hear it, and connect with The Wealth Salons to learn how you can help build wealth in The Great 38. Let’s co-create a future where every community has the tools to thrive.
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