| Description |
1 online resource (221 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Time Banks and the Community Currency Movement; 2 Time Banks: Variety in Organization and Development; 5 Time Bank Members: Participation and its Determinants; 6 The Outcomes of Time Banking; 7 Conclusion: The Impact and Future of Time Banking; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Equal Time, Equal Value is the first systematic investigation of Time Banking in the United States. Drawing upon detailed case studies and making use of a mix of qualitative and quantitative data this book explores the most popular type of what has been called 'community currencies', in which localized systems based on time or dollar equivalents act as the medium of exchange. As such, it offers rich insights into the challenge presented by Time Banking to both the traditional social service and economic models, through the creation of an environment of reciprocity in which everyone's work has |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Currency question.
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Money.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Currency question
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Money
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lasker, Judith
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Kyriacou, Corinne.
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| ISBN |
9781409449058 |
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140944905X |
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9781315580159 |
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1315580152 |
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