Measuring Community Wealth

Tags: Wealth Creation

Client Name: Ford Foundation

Location: Kentucky

Resource Type: Report

Author Org: Yellow Wood Associates

Author: Doug Hoffer, Melissa Levy

Year: 2010

What do we mean by "community wealth" and how would we know it if we saw it? In "Measuring Community Wealth," real world data from Appalachian Kentucky is used to illustrate how examples of six forms of wealth (individual, intellectual, natural, built, social, and financial) can be measured. From power plants to patents, local food to locally owned broadband, each section highlights opportunities to increase the stock of wealth in Kentucky counties.
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