Comments on: Community currencies: The future of money? http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/ Thoughts on the future of money Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: Mark Herpel http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:00:47 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/#comment-830 The local currencies are very popular and seem to be gaining momentum. We have just published a special issue on Complementary Currency and feature what CC's are working in the US and Canada today.

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]]> By: John Rogers http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:04:10 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/#comment-640 Community currencies are a 25 year old global movement that is beginning to mature as we learn and apply the lessons from thousands of experiments on every continent. Many systems have not sustained themselves over time, a few have. As we begin to apply the principles of better design, planning and organisation we will begin to see these systems move into the mainstream to provide some of the answers to financial instability, community breakdown and unsustainable practices.

Further resources: ‘Future of Money’ by Bernard Lietaer, http://www.reinventingmoney.com by Thomas Greco, Value for People services from John Rogers http://www.valueforpeople.co.uk

]]> By: Guillaume’s blog » Blog Archive » The Bankwatch: "Community currency enhances community value" http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:30:34 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/#comment-639 […] about a community currency this morning. The benefits described are in line with my earlier post on community currencies. This is the first time I see a community currency-related post on Bankwatch. I expect to see more […]

]]> By: Mark Herpel http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:24:49 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/04/20/community-currencies-the-future-of-money/#comment-628 The local currencies are very popular and seem to be gaining momentum. We have just published a special issue on Complementary Currency and feature what CC’s are working in the US and Canada today.

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Mark

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