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     at hand or others which can be developed from the 
     
     resources on the spot. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Diversity in business, industry, and levels of 
     
     education is another factor which should be mentioned 
     
     briefly. It may not be as essential to survival as co— 
     
     operation and independence, but it helps greatly by 
     
     providing more community resources, making the latter 
     
     less dependent. Diversifying may also be one way in 
     
     which communities which have lost their independence 
     
     could eventually regain it. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In short, the nearest 1 can come to a formula is the 
     
     following: Survival and Distance encourage Independence 
     
     and Unity, which, in turn, leads to Co—operation, all of this 
     
     being grounded on one or more renewable Resources and 
     
     both supported by and supportive of Diversity. If this 
     
     simple analysis can help even one community regenerate 
     
     itself or encourage a few isolated people to help this 
     
     happen, then I shall be satisfied that what l have tried to 
     
     do in this book has been done. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Shiloh: a successful local band 
     
    
   
   
    
     Photo courtesy of Lianne Ryan, Tignish 2000