Argentina's Parallel Currency: The Economy of the Poor [Paperback]

Analyzes the rise and fall of the Red de Trueque (launched in 1995 by a group of environmentalists who exchanged goods and services at their own 'market' using a system of mutual credit) in Argentina. This book identifies rules of governance and sustainability for institutional settings in which state regulation is minimal.Analyzes the rise and fall of the Red de Trueque (launched in 1995 by a group of environmentalists who exchanged goods and services at their own 'market' using a system of mutual credit) in Argentina. This book identifies rules of governance and sustainability for institutional settings in which state regulation is minimal.Chapter 1 Economic Life as an Institutional Process; Chapter 2 Perspectives on Complementary Currency Systems; Chapter 3 The Political and Economic Context in Argentina; Chapter 4 Launching the Club de Trueque; Chapter 5 From Club de Trueque to Network; Chapter 6 Governance of the Networks; Chapter 7 Smaller Scale Trueque; Chapter 8 Replacing Money for Economic Development; Chapter 9 Conclusions;US? Taylor & Francis 2009