Alternative Currencies - A Critical Approach

A wide variety of new forms of money have been developed in recent decades as a challenge or complement to the official, dominant currencies. LETS, Local Currencies, Carbon Currencies and Bitcoins are all examples of this new trend.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Defining Alternative Currencies 2. Alternative Currencies and Sustainability 3. Alternative Currencies and Social Justice 4. Alternative Currencies and the Market 5. The Politics of Alternative Currencies Conclusion Index

About the author

Louis Larue is a researcher in philosophy and economics at Aalborg University (Denmark) and a visiting lecturer in philosophy of economics at UCLouvain (Belgium). His work focuses on issues of justice in money and finance.

Product details

• Authors: Louis Larue, Louis (Department of Culture and Learning) Larue
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032870212
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3287021-2
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, Finance & accounting, Economic theory and philosophy, Finance and accounting