Hi John,
There's an online document by Sidonie Seron (1995) at
http://www.gmlets.u-net.com/resources/sidonie/home.html#table
for more information about the Manchester LETS scheme Penny referred to.
There is an email address also at the bottom of the contents page, but
as it's an old document I don't know if it would still be functional
Best wishes
Rhona
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Thanks Penny,
Very interesting. My understanding is that LETS are one form of
complimentary currency. Its on my mind as the town where I live (Lewes
in East Sussex) has recently launched a well publicised scheme (I read
something about it on Bloomberg the other day so I think it could be
defined as a publicity success) involving locally printed money. I've
been a bit sceptical about the economic benefits for all sorts of
reasons but can't seem to find any systematic analysis of the successes
of these sorts of initiatives.
I'd was thinking perhaps they might (in principle at any rate) be
something that was potentially socially including. Reports I've dredged
(in a not very systematic search) up really vary. There seems to be some
stuff suggesting that they can break out of the middle class cliqueyness
you pointed out circumstances where people are down near subsistence
level living. I'm wondering about circumstances where these do seem to
be a form of community building.
John
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Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Complimentary currency
Hi John
Do you mean like LETS schemes - Local Exchange Trading Systems?
If so, experience, views...
My partner is on our local LETS scheme - here we have the Clee, named
after a big local hill. That aside, some time ago when I was pondering
what to do for my doctoral research, this was one of the first things I
considered. I was wondering about what LETS schemes might offer to
people being seen in mental health services. I was thinking about how
for some people, they were not feeling up to working and had few
resources and social contacts, perhaps, as a knock-on effect. I was
aware that some days they might feel up to working and therefore could
trade their work on these days, but they would dictate and choose what
work they got involved in, etc, rather than some shit, oppressive
workplace. I was also thinking about the possible social
inclusion/networking element. So I started asking a few people already
in schemes what they thought about this question (the question being
something like, what could LETS offer to people using mental health
services?). I also discussed this quite a bit with Jim Orford as he was
supervising my research at the time. Basically, what seemed to emerge
was that the people I spoke to felt these schemes were quite middle
class and quite clique-y, and that often what would happen, is that
particular people would connect with other people like them and them
pull out of the scheme and support each other - which might be good but
they had the feeling that this left some people quite marginalised. I
wasn't able to find any literature other than the internet threw up
something about a LETS project with people who use mental health
services, I think it was near Manchester, or somewhere. It's probably
still in cyberspace.
Penny
> Hi,
> I wondered if anyone had any experience of, or views about, or
> references on complimentary currencies in local communities. (Stuff
> like the Brixton Brick project or the Totnes Pound).
>
> Many thanks for any thoughts.
>
> John
>
> Dr John McGowan
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