ICT Aficionados
For those passionate about ICT
This is a group to share ideas on Information and communication technology. This is also a place to brainstorm how WiserEarth can be used as a ICT-tool and to monitor and contribute ICT-related content on WE. Information and communication technology (ICT) refers to the ability to have the skills, and physical and financial means, to access information partic ...learn more
GROUP DETAILS
Created: Feb 27, 2008
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
Local and Regional Currency
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Our Purpose
This wiki's purpose is to collect information and create discussions about local, regional, and trans-national currency systems. In particular:
1. How have local, regional, and trans-national groups implemented and managed alternative and complementary currencies? Specifically:
a. governance
b. production (value created)
c. networks created and cooperation with the public and private sector
d. boundaries and limitations between the commons, public, and private sectors
2. How does current complementary/alternative currency commons work with other commons (i.e. local food production, forest restoration, education, etc.), and are there any unidentified opportunities for other commons to be using this form of currency?
Our research will be organized using Ken Wilber's four quadrant model. Please click here to learn more about the four quadrant model. This model will inform our research and writing by continually reminding us that we should always be looking at four primary characteristics of the currency we are studying. These characteristics (or categories) are: objective, subjective, individual and collective. Once the currency is catagorized in this way, we can then analyize the relationship between these characteristics, as well as the evolutionary component that is likely to emerge.
All primary and secondary research can be found under the Files & Photo's tab located above.
Research
Primary Research
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Secondary Research
Collom, Ed. 2004 "Community Currencies in the United States: social environments in which it emerges and survives - Download PDF Here
Different Types of Currency: Information from the LETS website
Epsilon Blog: Money Makes the World go Around
Freire, MV. 2009 "Social Economy and Central Banks: Legal and Regulatory Issues on Social Currencies (Social Money) as a Public Policy Instrument Consistent with Monetary Policy - Download PDF Here
The American Monetary Act: A proposal to reform money creation by the American Monetary Institute
White Paper on Systemic Banking Crisis by Bernard Lietear
Clip Pages and Notes
"Community Currencies in the United States..." - Jason Bender
Epsilon Blog - Jason Bender and Tim Grosse
Equal$ Website - Jason Bender
"Social Economy and Central Banks..." - Jason Bender
Video and YouTube
Jak Bank, Skovde, Sweden, a member owned interest free bank
Websites (these are operational currencies or information links)
Equal $ Philadelphia and their parent non-profit company RDH
Community Exchange Website: This links page provides a plethora of resources
Threads to Follow
Blogs
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Books
Greco, TH. 2009 The End of money and the Future of Civilization.
North, Peter. Money and Liberation.
Kennedy, Margrit. Interest and Inflation Free Money.
Cahn, Edgar S. 2000 No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative.
Tash, Woody. Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money
Zarlenga, Stephen. The Lost Science of Money
Journals and Articles
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Subjects
Jak Bank, Skovde, Sweden
WIR Bank Switzerland
Central Bank of Brazil
Time Bank
Ithaca Hours
Equal $ - Philadelphia based currency
Videos
List of videos from Suzao entertainment
Jay you find the website http://www.transaction.net/, devoted to the work of Bernard Lietaer of some use in your work.