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Category Archives: Local finance
El pueblo que se inventó una moneda
Los habitantes del municipio de Espinal, un pequeño pueblo de la sierra veracruzana, México, están utilizando el Túmin, una moneda que se inventaron y que se basa en el sistema de trueque. Sus billetes salieron en noviembre de 2010 y … Continue reading
The Ripple Project – community networks money
Ripple is a project to build a new kind of monetary system based on the trust present in our ordinary social and business relationships. You can start using Ripple by signing up for free at Villages, or checking out other … Continue reading
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Community Currencies
“Community currencies stand in contrast to conventional money whose sources are closed to most of us. There are many varieties of these, but their basic principles are simple and general. They are open in the sense that they can be … Continue reading
Local Money Creates Wealth Outside the Bubble
Local currencies generally develop for one of two reasons — the desire for local economic control (for a variety of reasons, from democracy to sustainability to social justice,) and a scarcity of national currency. In the current situation, both reasons … Continue reading
A Main Street Fix for Wall Street’s Failure
Locally Owned Businesses as the Real Engines of Job Creation. We propose a seven-part program to advance this power shift: Redefine our economic priorities by replacing financial indicators with real-wealth indicators as the basis for evaluating economic performance. Restructure the … Continue reading
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EcoRedes catalanas: Modelos de economía libre, regional y ciudadana
Leer Las EcoRedes de Cataluña son un nuevo modelo de economía social y regional. Se trata de sistemas monetarios basados en la solidaridad, la cooperación y la soberanía económica regional, construidos por ciudadanos que crean una moneda alternativa. Se trata … Continue reading
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Podemos vivir sin capitalismo
Parte 2 – Parte 3 – Parte 4 – Parte 5 – Parte 6
Posted in Cooperatives, Eco-community, Local, Local finance, Local food, Planning, Sustainable
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Generative Banking
Read Inspired by the idea of a “time bank” that lets people exchange goods and services, I propose a Generative Bank. A Generative Bank allows people the ability to meaningfully contribute their talents within their community and ensure their own … Continue reading
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