Welcome back! In the previous entry, the evolution of money was explored to the extent that we could see how its essence changed at every step in the ladder of economic civilization. The essence of modern money is credit. This time, I cover the second half of Thomas Greco’s book where he shares an abundance … Continue reading
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Précis of Greco’s The End of Money and the Future of Civilization
To mix things up, I thought it would be fun to share some knowledge gained from Thomas Greco’s The End of Money and the Future of Civilization across two blog posts. This first post will cover the challenges facing us (ch. 1-10). The second post will cover how we can navigate into the future (ch. … Continue reading
The Money Fix
Update 9/20: Extra interviews are generously being made available by themoneyfix.org through this RSS feed. As they become available, I’ll add direct links to the videos from the feed here for those who don’t use a newsreader: 1. Hazel Henderson m4v, youtube2. Bernard Lietaer m4v Continue reading
austin time exchange network / complementary currency / economia solidaria / money / solidarity economics / time bank
Barcelona Time Banks on "The World"
PRI’s “The World” ran a great story on a Time Bank experience in Barcelona. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that a barter system is catching on in Barcelona, Spain. People register with what’s called a time bank to trade services. They might teach a language or do home repairs. The hours they work become time … Continue reading
commons / complementary currency / lessig / lietaer / money
The Future of Ideas and Money
Kellan suggested that some books are read better together and asks “Do you have favorite pairings?” Following Rich’s post on the Creative Commons, I’ve been thinking about Lessig’s The Future of Ideas and ever since the Naropa Workshop on Intentional Economics, I have thought it would be great to pair Lessig with Bernard Lietaer, author … Continue reading
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