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title: "15 Local Economies Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Local Economies quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Local Economies sayings and thoughts."
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> [Time and again, it has been proven that SNAP benefits are the most valuable government stimulus we can have for local economies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/time-and-again-it-has-been-proven-that-snap-benefits-are-the-most/)

[Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/deb-haaland-6164_again_time-and-again-it-has-been-proven-that-s_876841.jpg)

> [Without prosperous local economies, the people have no power and the land no voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/without-prosperous-local-economies-the-people-have-no-power-and-the/)

[Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/wendell-berry-236_economies_without-prosperous-local-economies-the-p_655608.jpg)

> [Broadcasting's best days lie ahead as both an engine of local economies and as an integral part of tomorrow's technological world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-smith/broadcasting-s-best-days-lie-ahead-as-both-an-engine-of-local/)

[Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd8/gordon-smith-19186_ahead_broadcasting-s-best-days-lie-ahead-as-bo_1501029.png)

> [Local economies are suffering as people spend more on fuel and less on consumer goods and travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-lipinski/local-economies-are-suffering-as-people-spend-more-on-fuel-and-less/)

[Dan Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-lipinski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/dan-lipinski-8214_economics_local-economies-are-suffering-as-people_62327.jpg)

> [Independently owned restaurants and small businesses are the backbone of our local economies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-steel/independently-owned-restaurants-and-small-businesses-are-the-backbone/)

[Michelle Steel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-steel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/michelle-steel-6619_backbone_independently-owned-restaurants-and-smal_1070908.jpg)

> [In the Gulf region and nationwide, small businesses are an integral and crucial part of local economies and communities. They should not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-lipinski/in-the-gulf-region-and-nationwide-small-businesses-are-an-integral/)

[Dan Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-lipinski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/dan-lipinski-8214_business_in-the-gulf-region-and-nationwide-small_2427106.jpg)

> [When you increase productivity, economies become better - local economies become better, society becomes better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jensen-huang/when-you-increase-productivity-economies-become-better-local/)

[Jensen Huang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jensen-huang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/jensen-huang-13228_becomes_when-you-increase-productivity-economies_1581216.jpg)

> [SNAP benefits help local economies because the benefits are spent at local grocery stores - with locally grown and locally-made products. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/snap-benefits-help-local-economies-because-the-benefits-are-spent-at/)

[Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/deb-haaland-6164_food_snap-benefits-help-local-economies-becau_634121.jpg)

> [Today, local economies are being destroyed by the pluralistic, displaced, global economy, which has no respect for what works in a locality.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/today-local-economies-are-being-destroyed-by-the-pluralistic/)

[Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/wendell-berry-236_built_today-local-economies-are-being-destroye_361086.jpg)

> [If you establish, or reestablish, local economies on the right scale and with the right standard, then politics would come right as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/if-you-establish-or-reestablish-local-economies-on-the-right-scale/)

[Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/wendell-berry-236_capitalism_if-you-establish-or-reestablish-local-ec_2841079.jpg)

> [Might it be that the Transition approach, of creating vibrant local economies with increased community ownership, meeting practical needs from as nearby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-hopkins/might-it-be-that-the-transition-approach-of-creating-vibrant-local/)

[Rob Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-hopkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/rob-hopkins-41456_approach_might-it-be-that-the-transition-approach_2973763.jpg)

> [While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-greenspan/while-local-economies-may-experience-significant-price-imbalances-a/)

[Alan Greenspan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-greenspan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/alan-greenspan-1834_distortion_while-local-economies-may-experience-sig_1641678.png)

> [“The Black Book of Economic Development - The Clandestine Art and Practical Science of Building Local Economies” is a must-read for everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-holbrook/the-black-book-of-economic-development-the-clandestine-art-and/)

Don Holbrook

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/don-holbrook-162417_art_the-black-book-of-economic-development-t_2198966.jpg)

> [The governments and the communist parties in Vietnam and China are doing their best to develop their local economies. But the rise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-minh-triet/the-governments-and-the-communist-parties-in-vietnam-and-china-are/)

[Nguyen Minh Triet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-minh-triet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/nguyen-minh-triet-38406_affluence_the-governments-and-the-communist-partie_316649.jpg)

> [“Building and supporting these local economies is critical to our bottom line. As repeatedly proven by Building Alliances for Local Living Economies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-w-jelier-ph-d/building-and-supporting-these-local-economies-is-critical-to-our/)

Richard W. Jelier Ph.D

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/richard-w-jelier-ph-d-272839_bottom-line_building-and-supporting-these-local-econ_981003.jpg)

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