Monthly Archives: April 2011

Hours and Yours

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Tereza Coraggio

This is an excellent interview of Paul Glover, the inventor of the Ithaca Hours, in the e-zine Reality Sandwich. It’s a remarkably well-thought out design. One of the problems I’ve considered with a community currency is that grocers would be, … Continue reading →

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Class 1A: Defining the Signs of Success

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Tereza Coraggio

Welcome to the first class of Glocal Economics! During this class we compared the two major economic models, characterized by Jeffrey Sachs and Vandana Shiva, and then defined what we would see as the signs that an economic system had … Continue reading →

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