Eva has contacted the Council about this project and they have agreed to sponsor us to run an event in the spring. Jonathan Dawson from Findhorn believes that we should look to develop the local economy and a local currency is a mechanism to support to do this (see the Minutes for more details). So I think Thursday's meeting should focus on how to run this event. Looking past this I think we should think about launching a pilot local currency for 3 months involving only those shops and organisation that support this idea and don't need arm twisting.
Also the link below is to an interesting 9 min video titled the day after the dollar crashes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS2HfjR9oPM
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25/01/2011
27/10/2010
Existing Projecs and Academic Resources
I just looked up my knowledge collection and found two very comprehensive dissertations about complementary currencies. (unfortunately both in german)
1. Potential of regional complementary currencies for promoting a endogenous regional development (2004 - 130 pages -department geosciences)
2. An experimental review of the statements of the "freiwirtschaft-" theory (2003 - 90 pages - department economics)
(for Freiwirtschaft have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freigeld)
The first one mentioned in the introduction a local currency in scotland, the EKO.
http://www.ekopia-findhorn.org/eko.shtml
http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/news/onthemoney.php
Follwing some links of the most successful local currency project in germany, the "chiemgauer" (with cashless payment system)
http://www.chiemgauer.info (homepage)
http://www.chiemgauer.info/252.0.html (map of the circulation)
http://www.chiemgauer.info/uploads/media/Chiemgauer-Statistik_01.pdf (some statistics)
Again, unfortunately all in german, but maybe u can get an idea about the projekt.
1. Potential of regional complementary currencies for promoting a endogenous regional development (2004 - 130 pages -department geosciences)
2. An experimental review of the statements of the "freiwirtschaft-" theory (2003 - 90 pages - department economics)
(for Freiwirtschaft have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freigeld)
The first one mentioned in the introduction a local currency in scotland, the EKO.
http://www.ekopia-findhorn.org/eko.shtml
http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/news/onthemoney.php
Follwing some links of the most successful local currency project in germany, the "chiemgauer" (with cashless payment system)
http://www.chiemgauer.info (homepage)
http://www.chiemgauer.info/252.0.html (map of the circulation)
http://www.chiemgauer.info/uploads/media/Chiemgauer-Statistik_01.pdf (some statistics)
Again, unfortunately all in german, but maybe u can get an idea about the projekt.
13/10/2010
Transition Edinburgh - local currency?
The cuts in Child Benefit announced by George Osborne amount to a saving of £1
Billion.
Meanwhile bankers have received bonuses totaling £7 Billion, although more than
half of this will be taken in tax (see
http://www.cebr. com/wp-content/ uploads/London- and-the-City- Prospects- Press-Release- 5-October- 2010-City- Bonuses.pdf
for details).
And now, just when everyone else is about to be hit by spending cuts, they
expect bigger bonuses.
How is Transition Edinburgh getting on with plans for a localcurrency?!
Billion.
Meanwhile bankers have received bonuses totaling £7 Billion, although more than
half of this will be taken in tax (see
http://www.cebr. com/wp-content/ uploads/London- and-the-City- Prospects- Press-Release- 5-October- 2010-City- Bonuses.pdf
for details).
And now, just when everyone else is about to be hit by spending cuts, they
expect bigger bonuses.
How is Transition Edinburgh getting on with plans for a localcurrency?!
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