Complementary currencies
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[edit] Action Ideas
- Local Exchange Trading Systems, Wikipedia:LETS
- Timebanks, Wikipedia:Time-based money
- Give or take days
[edit] New technology focus
[edit] Why it matters
"Complementary currencies can reveal to us that, even in the poorest places, there are vast living assets - ideas, skills, time, love even - that can turn our ideas of scarcity on their heads." David Boyle
[edit] Comment
- New Start editorial February 7 2007 - As the burghers of Blackpool will tell you through gritted teeth, in a competition there are always more losers than winners. That’s why lotteries make money.
[edit] Resources
- eGaia, Growing a peaceful, sustainable Earth through communications, Gary Alexander, Lighthouse Books, 2002. ISBN 0907637248 - More about eGaia
[edit] Video
- ccVideo, collection of videos about complementary currencies
[edit] Related topics
[edit] Related wiki
- Permawiki - some more detailed articles on LETS
[edit] Related Wikipedia content
Recommended articles - BerkShares
[edit] International Links
- ReimagineMoney.org
- The Open Co-op "Our purpose is to build a world-wide community of individuals and organisations committed to the creation of a collaborative, sustainable economy; a global network of sustainably managed commons."
- Ithaca HOURS millions of dollars value of this local paper currency have been traded by thousands of residents, including over 500 businesses (including a bank, medical center, public library, landlords, farmers, etc)
- Complementary Currency Resource Center Resource Center for Complementary Currencies
[edit] UK links
- LetsLink UK UK LETS and Complementary Currencies Development Agency
- Time Banks UK
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