Oddly enough, Cuba post 1961 looks like a valuable example of how to effectively rebuild a society from the grassroots despite so much lack:
(quoted from More with Less @ globaloneness project)
To support
First off, the more responsibility the people in any geography or country take upon themselves, the less they have need for government which brings with it even less justification for paying taxes… So
It looks like in Manila people aren’t waiting for something like bicycling to become cool. Instead they are motivated by the need of the environment and the fact that cars stink… and
What a concept, the gov pays now and everyone benefits in the long run… We need more of this happening here and around the world!
If there’s one religious figure, I prefer to call him a true Luminary, who has never disappointed me because he always seems to keep a cheerful demeanor while remaining true to himself