Academic Papers on the topic: Currency diversity

CCIA Legal & Compliance Reports (2015)

  A team of international experts on complementary currency and legal questions compiled a toolkit for currency implementors and regulators in the following areas of legal compliance:   Taxation Insurance Labor Law Data Protection and Safety Financial Services Regulation Acceptance of Community Currencies   The research focused in particular on the 6 pilot currencies show-cased […]

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Complementary currencies supporting the regional economy in towns and communities

Innovative concepts for community currencies by Anna-Lisa Schmalz, München, 24.07.2013 Towns and communities have an interest in stable local businesses in a stable economy. As well as supporting the local economy, each local authority has of course other social, cultural or ecological goals, which cannot be supported to the desired extent because of a lack […]

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Community Currencies: Opportunities and challenges for local government (CCIA, 2015)

The report can be downloaded here. Local Authorities and Municipalities across Europe are facing unprecedented socio-economic challenges in the context of budget cuts and increasing demand. It is in this challenging environment that Local Authorities and Municipalities are looking for innovative approaches and practical instruments that support them to deliver their core aims and responsibilities. […]

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