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Cadmus' Brent Ranalli discusses potential for innovative local-currency solutions for slow refugee camp economies in the Journal of Refugee Studies. 
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Money. Our main cultural store of and standard for value, and unit of exchange. We know that our economy runs on it, that we depend on it, and that some fe
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California recently passed an amendment to make the use of alternative currencies easier, and New York may soon make a similar move. Don’t make the mistake of assuming this matters only to hippies.
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THE NEXT MAJOR STEP IN ISLAMIC FINANCE: AN RF (RIBA FREE) MONETARY DISCIPLINE TO DEFINE REAL VALUE OF LOCAL CURRENCIES Speaker: ...
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In this week’s global outlook, Murray Hunter discusses the relevance of focusing on a local currency.
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While advocates of local currencies tout the concept as a boost to the economy, an economics professor at the University of Oregon said that's not necessarily the case.
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It's an almost long forgotten historical fact that most trade was undertaken by local based currencies right upto the 20th Century. Australia had a number of colonial currencies before federation in 1901.
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Councils in the UK and around the world are starting to recognise how local currencies keep money in their areas, says John Rogers
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It's an almost long forgotten historical fact that most trade was undertaken by local based currencies right upto the 20th Century. Australia had a number of colonial currencies before federation in 1901.
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It's an almost long forgotten historical fact that most trade was undertaken by local based currencies right upto the 20th Century. Australia had a number of colonial currencies before federation in 1901.
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It's an almost long forgotten historical fact that most trade was undertaken by local based currencies right into the 20th Century. Australia had a number of colonial currencies before federation i...
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Another new local currency to launch in Exeter - the Exeter Pound #neweconomics #transition http://t.co/AVDkhnYnbL via @ExeterPound
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New citywide currency planned by Localise West Midlands to keep money earned in city in local economy
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.@BristolPound getting a look-in on #suffragettesforever. Here's our article on the local currency: http://t.co/zZ3unbQTMz
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Numerous cities and regions have issued, and currently issue their own currencies. One of the first was Worgl in Austria in the 1930s, and there's a currency called "Ithaca hours" in Ithaca in the US.
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To shift to a sustainable and regenerative economy, examining the underpinnings of our existing systems is essential. Local currencies are a great place to begin to make real change.
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Plans for a local currency in Exeter have moved a step closer with the launch of the logo and a design competition for the paper notes.
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Where mainstream finance is failing local economies, circular economy schemes from local currencies to crowdfunding are appearing, says Rosalinda Sanquiche
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A survey to find out if local businesses are willing to be paid in Bristol pounds for supplying services to the council is completed.
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A survey to find out if local businesses are willing to be paid in Bristol pounds for supplying services to the council is completed.
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In this article, our guest blogger Fabien tries to summarise the main features of local and virtual currency schemes and separate the artificial from the real innovations. -
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CBA economist says local currency's 10% fall will boost economic growth by 1% over two years.
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In Small Town Decline: 1920s & the Rise of Chain Stores, I wrote about how locally owned shops keep on average 3.7 times more money in the local economy than their chain store counterparts, an important benefit to be encouraged and supported. But as compelling as this number is, our family finds that on a practical levelbacking up our localist principles with our wallets is not always easy. Why? Well, as with most families, the Golbabais operate within a fairly strict budget. From groceries, to clothes, to books and entertainment – the very reason chains, and now the Internet, have been so successful is that they are able to, in reality or simply in perception, offer cheaper prices than the local competition. Yet patronizing these chains in lieu of local stores in the long term leads to poorer, clone towns.
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Some governments are approaching poverty reduction with programs tailored specifically for some communities. For instance, Brazil is trying to revitalize local economies by using a special currency. CCTV America’s Lucrecia Franco reports.
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