Articles tagged with: Community
The CC Open Collective is an online forum (skype chat) for complementary currency practitioners, researchers and advocates. It is about 6 years old, and currently includes 120 people from around the world. Members share their …
To many people, anything that helps the poor is a welfare system. While that is indeed the case in most programs, community currencies are an exception.
Let us consider a practical example from …
The story of Banco Palmas in Brazil is a great example of how local currencies can stimulate the local economy. With the help of NGOs, people in Palmeiras, an impoverished district in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil …
To understand why the introduction of complementary local currencies is essential to community revitalization and sustainable development, it is critical to first understand the monetary underpinnings of pervasive community challenges such as unemployment, lack of …
There are numerous examples of successful community currencies.
Time Dollars whose purpose is to “reweave community” is a currency which is now applied in several hundred communities in the United States and around the world. Time …
Implementing Community Currencies
If you are considering introducing complementary currencies in your community, take a look at the Community Currency Guide. This is a workbook co-authored by Bernard Lietaer and Gwendolyn Hallsmith from Global Community …
“Natural Savings: A New Microsavings Product for Inflationary Environments. How to Save Forests with Savings for and by the Poor?” Co-authored by Bernard Lietaer and Marek Hudon (Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Business School, Brussels). …
Since 1995 the number of experiments with complementary currencies in Japan has exploded. Not only is Japan the country in the world with the most systems in operation today, but also the nation with the …
Abstract - It is generally accepted that massive tourism and a vibrant indigenous culture are mutually exclusive. Bali has so far proven to be an exception to this rule. This article explores a hitherto overlooked …
Developed by Global Community Initiatives in partnership with Bernard Lietaer, this local guide to community currency is designed to help community leaders identify the kinds of complementary currencies that might be appropriate for …
