Survival economics and DIY markets in post-crash Detroit. by This Is Hell! published on 2017-07-18T12:31:36Z Journalist Valerie Vande Panne explores the time banks and informal economies of post-crash Detroit - as a means of survival in a shrinking city stripped of social services, and an alternative way of organizing neighbors and communities to provide mutual aid and support. Valerie wrote the article "Detroit’s Underground Economy: Where Capitalism Fails, Alternatives Take Root?" for In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/20212/detroits-underground-economy-gift-barter Genre News & Politics
