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Equal Time, Equal Value : Community Currencies and Time Banking in the US.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Farnham : Ashgate Pub., 2012.Description: 1 online resource (221 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781409449058
  • 140944905X
  • 9781315580159
  • 1315580152
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Equal Time, Equal Value : Community Currencies and Time Banking in the US.DDC classification:
  • 332.50973
LOC classification:
  • HG255
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Time Banks and the Community Currency Movement; 2 Time Banks: Variety in Organization and Development; 5 Time Bank Members: Participation and its Determinants; 6 The Outcomes of Time Banking; 7 Conclusion: The Impact and Future of Time Banking; Bibliography; Index.
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.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Time Banks and the Community Currency Movement; 2 Time Banks: Variety in Organization and Development; 5 Time Bank Members: Participation and its Determinants; 6 The Outcomes of Time Banking; 7 Conclusion: The Impact and Future of Time Banking; Bibliography; Index.

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.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.

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