Paul Glover (born July 18, 1947) is a community organizer, author, and former university professor currently based in

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Community work

Glover published local histories of Ithaca starting in the 1970s with Glad Day Press. In 1992, he founded the

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, one of the first

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systems. He said he founded it because there wasn't enough money in the local community. He founded of the Philadelphia Orchard Project, the Citizen Planners of Los Angeles and the

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, He is author of several books on

community economic development Community economic development (CED) is a field of study that actively elicits community involvement when working with government, and private sectors to build strong communities, industries, and markets. It includes collaborative and participatory ...

, a former professor of urban studies at Temple University, and Ecological economics at Philadelphia University. He consults as Greenplanners and speaks on community economic development. Glover suffered a stroke in January 2019.

Political career

Glover was the

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candidate for mayor of

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, in 2003. Glover participated in the Green Party's presidential primaries in 2004. Glover was the Green Party candidate for governor of Pennsylvania in

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and

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Bibliography

* ''Hometown Money: How to Enrich Your Community with Local Currency'', 2013

References

External links

paulglover.org

Glover's blog
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