Equal time, equal value : community currencies and time banking in the US / [edited by] Ed Collom, Judith N. Lasker, and Corinne Kyriacou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collom, Ed.

Lasker, Judith N.

Kyriacou, Corinne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Currency question.

Money.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2012.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Time banks and the community currency movement

Time banks : variety in organization and development

Who and why : a profile of participants and motivations for joining time banks

Time bank organizations : membership size and services exchanged

Time bank members : participation and its determinants

The outcomes of time banking

Conclusion : the impact and future of time banking.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-58015-2

1-317-14188-1

1-317-14187-3

1-280-87715-4

9786613718464

1-4094-4905-X

9781315580159

OCLC:

798536407