... network supported by its own internal currency. It is self-regulating and allows its ... users may 'issue' the 'internal currency'. * money: money, as a means of exchange, is an integral feature. LETSystem

... sets out to describe and analyse Local Exchange and Trading Systems (LETS) in economic ... operates through reviving local exchange of non-tradables by providing a medium of exchange. Unfortunately, current research does

... defined as a pure accounting system of exchange, of which the Local Exchange and

... dollar and a new uncontrollable world currency crisis become more likely the longer the Asian exchange rate correction is delayed. THE NEW WORLD CURRENCY CRISIS By Robert Kurz

... issues associated with international currency exchange rates. Presented at the ... of both fixed and free-floating exchange rates, without presenting any radical

... in the form of Complementary Currency and Micro-Enterprise Development. By examining money issues and currency alternatives, this paper displays the

... the International Journal of Community Currency Research. The aim of this journal is ... about the emerging array of community currencies being used throughout the world both

Abstract Community currencies have been put forward as a grassroots ... been the most common form of community currency in the UK for the last 10 years. Time ... future development paths for community currencies. Time banks have been successful in

Abstract A comparative analysis of LETS and Time Dollars seeks to identify their distinctive strengths and shortcomings, makes a plea for collaboration. The piece argues that most of the differences stem from their purpose: LETS is seeking to create an alt

... for participating in HOURS-based local currency loan and grant programs. Case studies, ... Ithaca HOURS and Calgary Dollars local currency systems (LCSs) are presented here.