https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/report-on-japan-a-leader-in-complementary-currencies/2007/11/18 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/report-on-japan-a-leader-in-complementary-currencies/2007/11/18/comment-page-1#comment-167290 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:40:33 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/report-on-japan-a-leader-in-complementary-currencies/2007/11/18#comment-167290 […] Monetary expert Bernard Lietaer has spoken twice at the International Reciprocal Trade Association and has impressed the commercial barter industry with his wisdom and enormous knowledge on international currencies. He continues his global travels, educating and spreading the message about the power of community currencies. Recently he spoke in Japan and reported on that country’s progress in, exciting, cutting-edge community currency projects, i.e. Japan is exploring more than 40 different types of complimentary community currencies in a series of projects defined as Eco Money Projects. These projects use a variety of technologies from high-tech smart cards to low-tech paper notes. To read his report on Japan as a leader in complementary currencies see: LIETAER Bernard Lietaer’s web page is: LIETAER Follow the development and use of modern barter and the commercial barter industry by visiting: BARTER Technorati Tags: Bernard Lietaer, alternative monetary systems, Japan, fiat money, complementary community currency, private currency markets, Alan Greenspan, mutual credit currency, LETS, mutual credit systems, currency, inflation, Eco Money Projects, commercial barter industry, entrepreneurs, small business […]

]]> https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/report-on-japan-a-leader-in-complementary-currencies/2007/11/18/comment-page-1#comment-167281 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:07:09 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/report-on-japan-a-leader-in-complementary-currencies/2007/11/18#comment-167281 I have had the pleasure of hearing Bernard Lietaer twice and have been on panel discussions wih him as well. He and others see the need for alternative currencies, as well as the significant value to complementary community currencies. Quietly, the infrastructure is being built that will provide an insulation against the coming global financial crisis. The commercial barter industry, which I have covered for the past 30 years, offers the business community another form of financial insurance.

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