Buying Local

Currency Systems

Here is a survey of a variety of currency systems.

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Perhaps more than we realize many businesses operate with the bigger picture bottom line in mind. BALLE seems to be one of the more successful and effective initiatives in promoting healthy economic development.

Running History of Local Currency Experiments

This is the best source of information on local currencies that I've found to date. It covers the chronology of successful and sustained local currency initiatives, including LETS, Ithaca Hours, and, just across the border in Great Barrington, MA, Berkshares.

COMPROMISE, HELL!

A piece by Wendell Berry published by Orion Online and submitted on behalf of maumand. It addresses environmental destruction due to prevailing economics.

Currencies

Items related to currencies and money systems.