Managing complementary currencies and the blockchain technology: a conversation with Bernard Lietaer
Marek Hudon*, Camille Meyer**
* Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, CERMi, CEBRIG, Belgium. E-mail: mhudon@ulb.ac.be
** Camille Meyer University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business, South Africa. E-mail: camille.meyer@uct.ac.za
Abstract
For more than twenty years, Bernard Lietaer, one of the pioneers of, and most emblematic leading thinkers on complementary currencies, analyzed and theorized monetary systems. Building on his historical expertise and contemporary experiences, he advocated monetary plurality and the need to establish different currencies at various scales for economic, social, and environmental purposes. In this conversation, Bernard provides his insights on changes in the management of complementary currencies that he personally witnessed and accompanied, and expertly comments the growth of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, and the challenges they pose.
Keywords
Blockchain, Complementary Currencies, Cryptocurrencies, Bernard Lietaer
To cite this article: Hudon, M. and Meyer, C. (2021) ‘Managing complementary currencies and the blockchain technology: a conversation with Bernard Lietaer’, International Journal of Community Currency Research Volume 25 (Issue 2) 1-14; http://www.ijccr.net; ISSN 1325-9547; DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.15133/j.ijccr.2021.0011
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