Greco, Thomas H., 1936-

Money : understanding and creating alternatives to legal tender / Thomas H. Greco, Jr. ; foreword by Vicki Robin. - White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2001. - xxiv, 295 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index.

Part I: Monetary realities and official illusions -- What's the matter with money? -- Community currency and the new world order -- The power and place of money -- What is money? -- The disintegration of local economies -- Money, power and the U.S. constitution -- Restoring local economies -- Part II: Complementary currencies, past and present -- A brief history of community currencies and private exchange systems -- Global finance, inflation and local currencies -- New wave pioneers -- Recent models and developments -- Part III: Monetary transformation and community empowerment -- Currency fundamentals -- Mutual credit: The foundation for community currencies -- Basic currency types: A classification scheme -- A note on interest -- Medium of exchange or savings medium? -- Part IV: Currency design, improvement and innovation -- Improving local currencies, or how to make a good thing better -- How to design and implement a community exchange system -- A business-based community currency -- Currency alternatives for impersonal markets -- Good money for good work -- Youth employment scrip (YES).

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