03742nam 2200661 a 450 991082581650332120200520144314.01-315-65353-21-317-31636-31-282-12546-X97866121254611-85196-693-5(CKB)1000000000754761(EBL)437331(OCoLC)426062417(SSID)ssj0000105451(PQKBManifestationID)11127960(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105451(PQKBWorkID)10101837(PQKB)10035906(MiAaPQ)EBC1510819(MiAaPQ)EBC437331(Au-PeEL)EBL437331(UkCbUP)CR9781851966936(EXLCZ)99100000000075476120090916d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArgentina's parallel currency the economy of the poor /by Georgina M. Gmez1st ed.London Pickering & Chatto20091 online resource (254 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Financial history ;no. 11Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).1-138-66508-8 1-85196-618-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and index.Economic life as an Insttitutional process -- Perspectives on complementary currency systems -- The political and economic context in Argentina -- Launching the club de Trueque -- From club de Truque to network -- Governance of the networks -- Smaller scale Trueque -- Replacing money for economic development.The story of the <i>Red de Trueque</i> in Argentina (RT) exposes the problems of creating a grassroots market system parallel and complementary to the official economy. The RT was launched in 1995 by a group of environmentalists who exchanged goods and services at their own 'market' using a system of mutual credit. The group grew and they printed fiat money to facilitate exchange. The scheme was rapidly replicated across Argentina as the country's official economy faced meltdown. At its peak, the RT had 2.5 million participants and 4,700 marketplaces. However, although the organisers set codes of conduct and bodies to enforce them, it was impossible to deal with such a large self-regulated market and it collapsed to about a tenth of its peak size in a matter of months.<br>This is the first book in English to analyse the rise and fall of RT. Gomez advances institutional theory by exploring how structural reforms disrupt institutions, here resulting in segments of unstable and uncertain economic action within the social structure. She identifies rules of governance and sustainability for institutional settings in which compliance is voluntary and state regulation is minimal. Finally, Gomez conceptualizes the economy of the poor and disenfranchised as an economic area driven by the need to survive, thus structured by specific institutions different to those guiding the economic action of the non-poor.Financial history (London, England) ;no. 11.Local exchange trading systemsArgentinaBarterArgentinaArgentinaEconomic conditions1983-Local exchange trading systemsBarter332.4982332.4982Gmez Georgina1762145MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825816503321Argentina's parallel currency4201914UNINA