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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454009903321

Autore

Gm̤ez Georgina

Titolo

Argentina's parallel currency [[electronic resource] ] : the economy of the poor / / by Georgina M. Gm̤ez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2009

ISBN

1-315-65353-2

1-317-31636-3

1-282-12546-X

9786612125461

1-85196-693-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Financial history ; ; no. 11

Disciplina

332.4982

Soggetti

Local exchange trading systems - Argentina

Barter - Argentina

Electronic books.

Argentina Economic conditions 1983-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Figures and Tables; 1. Economic Life as an Institutional Process; 2. Perspectives on Complementary Currency Systems; 3. The Political and Economic Context in Argentina; 4. Launching the Club de Trueque; 5. From Club de Trueque to Network; 6. Governance of the Networks; 7. Smaller Scale Trueque; 8. Replacing Money for Economic Development; 9. Conclusions; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The story of the Red de Trueque (RT) in Argentina exposes the problems of creating a grassroots market system parallel and complementary to the official economy.