Ed Collom, Judith N. Lasker

Equal Time, Equal Value (eBook, ePUB)

Community Currencies and Time Banking in the US

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on detailed case studies and making use of a mix of qualitative and quantitative data, this book offers the first systematic investigation of Time Banking in the United States, exploring the most popular forms of 'community currencies', in which localized systems based on time or dollar equivalents act as the medium of exchange.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317141877
• Artikelnr.: 45098906

Autorenporträt

Ed Collom is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern Maine, USA.

Judith N. Lasker is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Lehigh University, USA.

Corinne Kyriacou is Assistant Professor of Community Health, Hofstra University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Time Banks and the Community Currency Movement
Chapter 2 Time Banks: Variety in Organization and Development
Chapter 3 Why and Who: Motivations for Joining Time Banks and a Profile of Part Icipants
Chapter 4 Time Bank Organizations: Membership Size and Services Exchanged
Chapter 5 Time Bank Members: Part Icipation and its Determinants
Chapter 6 The Outcomes of Time Banking
Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Impact and Future of Time Banking