The Core Elements of Empowerment Economics

The core elements of Empowerment Economics practice distinguish Empowerment Economics from traditional approaches to economic and community development.

The Core Elements of Empowerment Economics
by Institute of Assets and Social Policy (IASP), in partnership with National CAPACD and Hawaiian Community Assets

October 2020

The core elements of Empowerment Economics practice distinguish Empowerment Economics from traditional approaches to economic and community development.

These core elements hold together the practices—both specific and diverse—of Empowerment Economics, developed in and across communities of color.


Read the brief here.