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Monetary reform is a whole subject in itself. It is often hard or impossible to find well qualified and researched contributions to this field. Here we publish scholarly articles, studies and materials for in-depth study on the subjects of sustainable financial economy, complementary money systems and social economy written by our experts as well as from external authors and sources.

Further research, journals und archives:

A scholarly bibliography of Community Currencies, curated by Rolf Schroeder, University of Bremen
The specialist journal International Journal of Community Currency Research (IJCCR)
The international Research Association on Monetary Innovation and Community and Complementary Currency Systems

Like numerous central banks around the globe, the European Central Bank (ECB) has started an investigation phase in view of the probable launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the “digital euro”. This study (published in January 2023) explains what is at stake and how a digital euro could be designed as a safer, […]

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 […]

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 […]

This handbook has been designed by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), on behalf of the Community Currencies in Action (CCIA) EU Interreg IVB NWE Programme, project, to inspire community currency (CC) organisers and help them gain the most from their currency project by learning more about project evaluation and impact assessment. Getting to grips with […]

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. […]

Since the financial crisis, interest in new types of money has surged. Projects like Bitcoin have hit the headlines as communities around the world experiment with their own currencies and methods of exchange. In this new and innovative field, we have only just begun to understand and measure their impact. It is no coincidence that […]