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Author
Date
Size
Format

Introduction

Introduction to Community Exchange Systems Stephen DeMeulenaere
2003
545k
pdf
Principles of Complementary Currency Systems Stephen DeMeulenaere
2000
678k
pdf
Introduction to Appropriate Economics Stephen DeMeulenaere
2003
25k
html

Ancient History

Reconstructing the Origins of Interest-Bearing Debt Michael Hudson
2002
102k
pdf
The Early Evolution of Interest-Bearing Debt Michael Hudson
N/A
69k
html

The Mathematical Economics of Compound Interest
Part One | Part Two

Michael Hudson
N/A
108k
html
How Interest Rates Were Set: 2500BC - 1000AD

Michael Hudson
2000
108k
html
From Sacred Enclave to Temple to City

Michael Hudson
1999
108k
html
Did the Phoenicians Introduce the Idea of Interest to Greece and Italy -and if so When?

Michael Hudson 1992
108k
html
A Pictorial History of Community Currency Systems Stephen DeMeulenaere
2000
671k
pdf
A Brief History of Interest Stephen Zarlenga
2000
27k
html
Accounting From the Ancient World to the Enlightenment Gary Giroux
N/A
70k
html


Traditional Currency & Exchange Systems

The Original Affluent Society Marshall Sahlins
1971
80k
pdf
The New Traditional Economy Rosser & Rosser
1999
55k
pdf
Economic Organizations and Local Cultures Thierry G. Verhelst
1996
117k
html
Sustaining Cultural Vitality in a Globalizing World DeMeulenaere & Lietaer
2003
70k
pdf
Revaluing Uang Kepeng as a Medium of Local Exchange in Bali Stephen DeMeulenaere
2004
40k
pdf
Famous Myths of "Fiat Money" Dror Goldberg
2004
140k
pdf


Money & Monetary Issues

Balancing the Power of Money Menno Salverda
1999
33k
html
Our Money James Robertson
1998
40k
html
Money: A Medium of Exchange Robert Mittelstaedt
2001
80k
html
User Currencies Camilo Ramada
2000
19k
html
Stamp Scrip E-Book (Click Here for Zip File) Irving Fisher
1933
200k
html zip
Inflation and Interest-Free Money E-Book (Click for Zip) Margrit Kennedy
1995
300k
html zip
The Natural Economic Order E-Book (Click for Zip) Silvio Gesell
1918
400k
html zip
E-Barter vs. Fiat Money: Will Central Banks Survive? Capie, Tsomocos, Wood
2003
300k
pdf
Poor Because of Money E-Book Strohalm Foundation
2003
940k
pdf
Money and its Alternatives E-Book Strohalm Foundation
2003
574k
pdf
A Changing Money System: The Economy of Ecology Margrit Kennedy
2004
400k
pdf
One Country, Two Monetary Systems Tsang Shu-Ki
2002
63k
pdf


Community Currency Systems

Taking Back the Middle for Local Economies Jules Pretty
2000
30k
html
Understanding Money, the Economy and CCS Various Authors
2000
678k
pdf
Community Currencies: A New Tool for the 21st Century Bernard Lietaer
1998
33k
html
On LETS Makoto Nishibe
2001
165k
html
Monetizing Social Exchange Canice Prendergast
1995
357k
pdf
New Strategies for Structuring Society from a Cash-Flow Paradigm Shann Turnbull
1992
417k
pdf
Understanding the Advantages of a CCS Jerry-Jo Idarus
1999
7k
html
Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender E-book Thomas Greco
2001
894k
pdf
Local Currency as a Development Strategy Jayaraman & Oak
2001
181k
pdf
Local Currencies: Catalysts for Sustainable Regional Economies Swann & Witt
1995
38k
pdf
Rationales for Complementary Currencies In A Global Economy Gill Seyfang
1999
74k
pdf
Community Currency and Local Self-sufficiency : Bia Kud Chum Pipob Udomittipong
2000
12k
pdf
New Money for Healthy Communities. E-Book Thomas Greco
1994
300k
html
Community Currencies:Alternative Development at the Juncture of Feminism and Associationalism Jeff Powell
2002
39k
html
Alternative Money for Local Development Jurgen Schuldt
1998
6k
html
LETSystems Provide a Solution to Third World Poverty Philip Carter
1995
10k
html
Mexico & Thailand: Community Currency Systems Lopezllera & Salverda
1999
15k
html
Community Currency Systems and Credit Unions Stephen DeMeulenaere
2000
558k
pdf
Wir and Barter Ezio Valentini
2000
20 k
pdf
Reciprocal Exchange Networks and Macroeconomic Stability James Stodder
2000
623 k
pdf
Review of Reciprocal Exchange Networks and Macroeconomic Stability WIRplus Magazine
2000
27 k
pdf
Alternative Currencies and Community Development Stephen DeMeulenaere
1998
204 k
pdf
Community Currency in the United States Ed Collom
2003
358 k
pdf
Complementary Currencies for Social Change Nexus Magazine
2003
80k
html
In Search of a Communal Economic Subject Dr. Hui Po-Keung
2003
80k
pdf
Fair Exchange: Barter and Commercial Exchange Tamar Satov
1996
163k
pdf
Time Banks: Rewarding Community Self-Help in the Inner City? Dr. Gill Seyfang
2004
76k
pdf
Bartering for a Better Future? Dr. Gill Seyfang
2004
174k
pdf
Time Banks and Active Citizenship Dr. Gill Seyfang
2002
163k
pdf
The Time of our Lives Dr. Gill Seyfang
2002
167k
pdf


Socio-Economic Solidarity

The Dynamics of Trust and Exclusion in Networks Bowles & Gintis
2001
121k
pdf
Evaluating LETS as a Tool for Tackling Social Exclusion ESRC
1999
32k
html
Affinity as Social Capital: Its Role in Development A. Allan Schmid
2000
47k
pdf
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution E-book Peter Kropotkin
1920
634k
html
A Future for the Excluded? Learning from Brazil Raff Carmen
2001
42k
pdf
Monetizing Social Exchange Canice Prendergast
1995
357k
pdf
On The Viability of Gift Exchange in a Market Environment Klundert & van de Ven
1999
502k
pdf
Social Capital, Inclusive Networks and Economic Performance Kurt Annen
2001
152k
pdf
The Stability & Efficiency of Social and Economic Networks Matthew Jackson
2001
398k
pdf
Building a World Economic Structure Where People Matter Jeff Powell
1999
13k
html


Third-World Economic Development

Off the Hook: How Microcredit and Community Currency Systems Work Stephen DeMeulenaere
1998
11k
pdf
The Holy Cow of Microcredit John Samuel
1999
128k
pdf
Informal Finance and the Design of Micro Finance Mark Schreiner
2000
43k
pdf
Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation Anantha K. Duraiappah
2000
174k
pdf
Innovative Initiatives for Welfare Ton Brunsveld
2001
143k
pdf
Uniting Microcredit and Community Currency Stephen DeMeulenaere
1997
9k
html
Past, Post and Future Development Seyfang & Pearson
2001
47k
pdf
A Future for the Excluded? Learning from Brazil Raff Carmen
2001
42k
pdf
Income-Generation Strategies in a Globalizing World Ruth Pearson
2000
41k
html
Affinity as Social Capital: Its Role in Development A. Allan Schmid
2000
47k
pdf


Economics & Enterprise

On The Viability of Gift Exchange in a Market Environment Klundert & van de Ven
1999
502k
pdf
Circuits of Commerce Viviana A. Zelizer
2001
75k
pdf
Introduction to Clusters of Firms in Developing Countries Anonymous
2001
63k
pdf
The Dynamics of Trust and Exclusion in Networks Bowles & Gintis
2001
121k
pdf
On the History of the Institutional Foundations of Impersonal Exchange Avner Greif
2001
115k
pdf
On the Local Interaction of Money and Credit Yi Jin
2001
340k
pdf
Networks and Markets Rauch & Hamilton
2001
135k
pdf
On Monetizing a Barter Economy Alexei Birulin
1999
271k
pdf
A Theory of Buyer-Seller Networks Kranton & Minehart
2000
550k
pdf
Relationships and Traders in Madagascar Fafchamps & Minten
1998
175k
pdf
Risk-Sharing and Quasi-Credit Marcel Fafchamps
1998
116
pdf
Simple and Complex Gift Exchange in the Laboratory Eline van der Heijden
1999
202k
pdf
Social Approval as a Motivation to Give Jeroen van de Ven
2001
324k
pdf
Social Capital and the Firm: Evidence from Agricultural Trade Fafchamps & Minten
1999
70k
pdf
Social Capital, Inclusive Networks and Economic Performance Kurt Annen
2001
152k
pdf
Returns to Social Network Capital Among Traders Fafchamps & Minten
1998
106k
pdf
The Stability & Efficiency of Social and Economic Networks Matthew Jackson
2001
398k
pdf
Trust and Reciprocity: An International Experiment Nancy Buchan
2001
71k
pdf
Land Lease Without Land Lords Shann Turnbull
1976
149k
pdf
Dual-Currency Economies as Multiple-Payment Systems Craig and Waller
1998
153k
pdf
Ecuador's dollarization: the good, the bad and the ugly Salvador Marconi R.
1999
37k
pdf
Consumer Works ! Civil Action for Human Development NEF
1998
196k
pdf
Attractors Versus Virtual Money Krzysztof Lewandowski
2002
54k
pdf
Democratizing the Wealth of Nations Shann Turnbull
2000
273k
pdf
Flight From Inflation E-Book E.C. Riegel
1941
988k
pdf
The New Approach to Freedom (Entire Pamphlet) E.C. Riegel
n/a
250k
html
Household Production and the Household Economy Duncan Ironmonger
2001
33k
pdf
Money: Bona Fide or Non-Bona Fide E-Book Dr. Edward E. Popp
1970
685k
pdf
The Great Cookie Jar E-book Dr. Edward E. Popp
1978
829k
pdf
Financial Crisis in Emerging Markets Chang & Velasco
1998
600k
pdf
The Economics of the Gift Jeroen van de Ven
2000
518k
pdf
In Whose Interest ? Mark Kinney
n/a
256k
pdf
Sharing Nicely: On The Emergence of Sharing as a Modality of Economic Production Yochai Benkler
2004
383K
pdf


Globalization & International Trade

Free Trade as a Sport Walter Plinge
2002
16k
html
Building a World Economic Structure Where People Matter Jeff Powell
1999
13k
html
Globalization, Money & Trade Thomas Greco
2001
877k
pdf
Free Trade and Fiat Money Fun Walter Plinge
2002
112k
html
In the Wake of Homo Oeconomicus: HOMO MUNDIALIS? Raff Carmen
1998
18k
pdf
Globalization: A Further Compendium of Views World Aware
2002
48k
pdf
When Poverty Comes With Globalization: How Does Community Currency Empower Individuals? Shum Hoi Ying
2004
60k
pdf


Religion & Economics

Buddhist Economics E.F. Schumacher
1968
4k
html
Forging the Divine Economy Justin Scoggin
2003
145k
html
The Economic Ethics of Buddhism Gregory K. Ornatowski
n/a
108k
html
The Islamic View of LETS and Community Currencies Islamic Party of Britain
1996
10k
html
The New Islamic Dinar Boudewijn Wegerif
n/a
13k
html
Religious Prohibitions Against Usury Clyde Reed
1999
53k
html
People-Friendly Economic Development: Intro to Buddhist Economics J.W. Wickramasinghe
2000
124k
html


Stories & Science Fiction About Alternative Currencies

Silvio Gesell's 'Robinson Crusoe', a cartoon in English (Click for Zip) GRSJ
2000
400k
html zip
And Then There Were None Eric Frank Russell
1951
220k
html
Robinson Crusoe A Dialogue Silvio Gesell
1933
13k
html


Community Currency Research

A Snapshot of Community Currencies in North America and Europe Powell & Salverda
1998
65k
html
An Overview of Parallel, Local and Community Currency Systems Stephen DeMeulenaere
1998
245k
pdf
Community Currencies: A Cooperative Option for the Developing World? Peter Moers
1998
206k
pdf
Study of the Tianguis Tlaloc Local Currency System In Mexico Lopezllera & DeMeulenaere
1999
377k
pdf
Doole: The Force of Union Dakar SEC
1999
460k
pdf
Evaluating LETS as a Tool for Tackling Social Exclusion ESRC
1999
32k
html
CCS Field Research Project YAPPIKA - CBSED
2000
13k
html
Research Program on Monetary Dynamics Strohalm Foundation
2001
18k
html
Community Economic Mapping Stephen DeMeulenaere
2000
29k
doc
Community Currency Systems in Asia Research Report AMIC
2001
400k
pdf
Working for the Fenland Dollar:An Evaluation of LETS as an Informal Employment Strategy Dr. Gill Seyfang
2001
110k
pdf


Education & Training

Community Currency Role Play Salverda & Powell
1999
100k
html
Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) Tools Various Authors
2000
50k
html
Thailand CCS PLA Tools Salverda & Powell
1999
25k
html


Local Currency Implementation

Description of Strohalm's Bonus Program Strohalm Foundation
2003
142k
pdf
Assessment of Strohalm's Bonus Program Strohalm Foundation
2003
220k
pdf
Comparison of Bonus Program with typical Microcredit Strohalm Foundation
2003
37k
pdf
Bonus Program Final Report Strohalm Foundation
2003
100k
html
Description of Strohalm's Consumer Commerce Circuit Program Strohalm Foundation
2003
101k
html
Description of Strohalm's Valuable Local Currency System Strohalm Foundation
2003
50k
html
Draft Community Currency System Design Ngatidjo & DeMeulenaere
2000
56k
html
Draft School Coupon Design Hoffmann & DeMeulenaere
2000
56k
html
Managing a Mutual Credit Community Currency System Stephen DeMeulenaere
1994
12k
html
Designing a Community Currency Note Stephen DeMeulenaere
2000
6k
html
Cereal Banks: Certificates of Deposit for Increasing Liquidity at the Rural Level Peter Moers
2000
11k
html
How to Start an RGT Exchange System Heloisa Primavera
1999
10k
html
Designing a Community Coupon Currency System Powell & Salverda
1999
16k
html
Doole, The Force of Union Dakar SEC
1999
460k
pdf
Manual for operating free Mlets software Stephen DeMeulenaere
1994
5k
html
Site to Download free Mlets Software Follow Internet Link
The multiLETS Registry Stephen DeMeulenaere
1995
15k
html
Legal Issues concerning the issuance of community currency in Indonesia ICCS
2001
10k
html
The Community Economic Complex Moers & DeMeulenaere
2001
73k
pdf
Marketplace Currency System Stephen DeMeulenaere
2002
12k
zip
Community Cooperation System Stephen DeMeulenaere
2001
12K
pdf
Time-Based Accounting System Stephen DeMeulenaere
2001
13k
pdf
A Free Program to Design and Print Currency www.abc-ware.com n/a
n/a
n/a
A Token System for Computer Time Allocation in Bangladesh Robin Upton 2004
455k
pdf
Wales Institute of Community Currency Design Features WICC 2004
183K
pdf
Self-Help Education Silvano Borruso 2004
33k
html