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Why Do People Join Local Exchange Trading Systems?
The literature dealing with LETS has regarded them primarily as economic associations and, in so doing, may have overlooked other features of LETS that are equally important. This paper aims to rectify some of that neglect by focusing upon the motivational values of LETS members. Whilst it has been recognised that a significant proportion of […]
Local Exchange and Trading Systems (LETS) in Australia: a new tool for community development?
May 22, 2012
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Case studies of eight LETSystems in Victoria, Australia, are used to explore LETS’ potential to create new ‘communities of meaning’ which reflect local responses to the globalisation of capital. The paper reaches beyond meanings of exchange to explore instead LETS’ potential to facilitate community development which focusses upon maintaining values unique to local communities. The […]
May 22, 2012
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