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Drawing on detailed case studies and making use of a mix of qualitative and quantitative data, this book offers the first systematic investigation of Time Banking in the United States, exploring the most popular forms of 'community currencies', in which localized systems based on time or dollar equivalents act as the medium of exchange.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Time Banks and the Community Currency Movement; Chapter 2 Time Banks: Variety in Organization and Development; Chapter 3 Why and Who: Motivations for Joining Time Banks and a Profile of Part Icipants; Chapter 4 Time Bank Organizations: Membership Size and Services Exchanged; Chapter 5 Time Bank Members: Part Icipation and its Determinants; Chapter 6 The Outcomes of Time Banking; Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Impact and Future of Time Banking;
About the author
Ed Collom is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern Maine, USA.
Judith N. Lasker is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Lehigh University, USA.
Corinne Kyriacou is Assistant Professor of Community Health, Hofstra University, USA.
Summary
Drawing on detailed case studies and making use of a mix of qualitative and quantitative data, this book offers the first systematic investigation of Time Banking in the United States, exploring the most popular forms of 'community currencies', in which localized systems based on time or dollar equivalents act as the medium of exchange.
