Problems Archive

Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems is an interdisciplinary summer school focusing on alternatives to the economic status quo: International participants deal with limits of growth, as well as the instabilities of our financial system. They learn why a drastic system change is necessary to reach the target of stabilizing the world climate at 1.5°C – […]

This article was published on our German site in September 2020. Now, in January 2022, we mourn the passing of Edgar Cahn, father of timebanking across the US, distinguished professor of law in Washington D.C. and most-valued and tireless advocate for social justice globally. Since this article calls for the idea of timebanking in times […]

The Money & Society online course was successful run for four years. The lesson (3 of 4) here shown is now published at https://mooc1.communityforge.net.

The Money & Society online course was successful run for four years. The lessons here shown are now published at https://mooc1.communityforge.net.

In this video Brett Scott recap the three layers of the fiat money system, and how the cryptocurrency movement (beginning with Bitcoin) attempted to launch an invasion of that system, before exploring a potential shortcoming in the monetary design of traditional cryptocurrencies. This takes us on a detour into commodity versus credit theories of money, and then leads into a showcase of the world of ‘stablecoins’, which hybridise fiat and cryptocurrency systems. I look at central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), which are emerging at the intersection of crypto and the war on physical cash, and set up the fourth video in this series, which will look at next-wave mutual credit systems.

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To see Part 2 of this series, see here https://youtu.be/lmSdb5t2F6I. Part 1 can be found here https://youtu.be/mmWOO7r_NMw

Since most events were cancelled in March 2020, very few have been scheduled, most online. We hope this situation will change soon. If you know of an event related to our topics that should appear here, let us know.

International conference on complementary currencies: The Complementary Currencies and Societal Challenges conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, organised by the Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) and the Research Association on Monetary Innovation and Community and Complementary Currency Systems (RAMICS). The event is designed to include academic and practitioner knowledge and will be organized in […]

We are mourning for Bernard Lietaer, who died from cancer on February 4th. He was a friend, colleague and mentor to us for many years, who blessed us with extraordinary insights and invaluable inspiration. Not only has the world now lost the person with the most far-reaching knowledge about money, but also a head and […]

The forum orgenised by the Change Finance Coalition will bring together: A movement of civil society organisations and activists A network of academics and experts Sustainable economy and finance practitioners Engaged citizens What can you expect? A great line-up of speakers A unique network A charged atmosphere We will continue to develop our vision and […]

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All contents on the topic: Problems

Summer School „Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems“

The wealth of time –
in memoriam Edgar Cahn

M. Slater & J. Bendell: Problems with Money (Money & Society MOOC 2015)

M. Slater & J. Bendell: Lessons from History (Money & Society MOOC 2015)

Brett Scott: The Landscape of Money

Event archive: Currently no (or very few) events due to pandemic

Event archive: CCs and societal challenges: Crossing academic and practitioners knowledges/perspectives

Why money matters

In Memoriam Bernard Lietaer –
Monetary reformer, innovator and pioneer of complementary currencies

Event archive: Change Finance Forum #2

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