Contact the publisher for information at 115 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003, Tel. She is not alone in her fears of interdependence. The American Dream is not just a box on a lawn. It's a chance for a small portion of creative independence. The local government is conspicuously absent in the development of most of the US examples, unlike most European models.
European developments receive direct government support.
The Danish government provides very good terms for cooperative developments, and the Dutch and Swedish governments subsidize rental cohousing. The development process begins by forming the individuals into members of a core group. They commit themselves to meet regularly. Each member of the group takes on some of the development tasks and can influence many of the decisions made. Together, the members talk about their needs and find a way to fulfill them.