One of the best ways to practice localization is to bike to work. If you live close enough to work and shopping to bike or walk not only is it good for the community, it is also good for the planet. Also think before you import food products, is it really necessary to buy beer from halfway around the world when often local stuff is fresher?
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I agree and to add to that I think most of the time localized ideas are better enviomentally. We are the ones who care in our communities. The opposite can be seen as well. In the former Soviet Union they made whole swaths of land unlivable. This destruction will last for years to come. To me it is just common sense, local is better.
In business I worked for a local company that did quite well for itself. Communication was excellent and my employees were happy, not to mention the customers. Along comes Obamacare and they were forced to sell to a multinational company. ALL of that changed, I could not get product for weeks on end, my valued long term employees were denied raises after years of work, and the customers left in droves.
In every situation the closer those in leadership are to the people the better. I would take that further and say that the best way is to make the people the leaders.