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Stroud Pound: A Local Currency to Map, Measure and Strengthen the Local Economy
Molly Scott Cato and Marta Suárez: The paper details the first two years of the life of the Stroud Pound which seeks to build greater resilience and strength into the local economy. We use the local currency as a research tool to explore issues such as: the size of the local multiplier; extent of trade between local producers; the dynamics of the local economy; and the diverse motivations of scheme participants.
Time Banking in Social Housing
May 29, 2012
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Ruth Naughton-Doe. A social enterprise Spice has pioneered a new method of time banking that works with public services in an innovative way. This article briefly examines current time banking practices in the UK to set the scene for a discussion of Spice’s approach when applied in Social Housing.
Building Local Resilience: The emergence of the UK Transition Currencies
May 29, 2012
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This paper examines the emergence of a new type of local currency – ‘Transition Currencies’ – in the United Kingdom over the past 4 years. The Transition Currency ‘model’, shared by the initial four schemes, is explained and the theoretical roots of the schemes reviewed. The paper goes on to examine the success and limitations […]
Josh Ryan-Collins, Lucie Stephens and Anna Coote (2008) The New Wealth Of Time: How Time Banking Helps People Build Public Services
May 29, 2012
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Katharine Devitt Volume 13(2009) C95-97 IJCCRvol13(2009)pp95-97RevDevitt
Change Takes Time: Exploring Structural and Developmental Issues of Time Banking
May 29, 2012
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This paper draws out key conclusions from a recent research project into a voluntary sector time bank in the Welsh Valleys. The aim of the research was to explore the structure and organisational issues of time banks in relation to the development of co-production. Such an analysis attempts to make clear how time bank development […]
Peter North (2006) Alternative Currency Movements as a Challenge to Globalisation? A Case Study of Manchester’s Local Currency Networks.
May 29, 2012
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Manon Boulianne Volume 12(2008) C20-23 IJCCR vol 12 (2008) review1
The Role of the Third Sector in Paving a ‘Third Way’: Some Lessons From Local Exchange and Trading Schemes (LETS) in the United Kingdom
May 23, 2012
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Despite declarations that the third sector is to play a prominent role in paving a Third Way, there remains much confusion about what constitutes this Third Way and the role of the third sector in bringing it about. Evaluating Local Exchange and Trading Schemes (LETS) as a prominent third sector initiative, the aim of this […]
July 8, 2012
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