Alternative Currencies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J M Carroll (0000-0001-5189-337X, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos1234.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4407743741 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The development of money – manufactured coins – led to pervasive changes in economic exchange and in the structure of society. Coinage was a successful response to problems of earlier economic paradigms – barter and commodity money – but entrained problems of its own, including hoarding and disinvestment, and diminished social capital through weak ties. Contemporary alternative currencies, including recognition‐based currencies, community currencies, and cryptocurrencies, can be seen as emergent responses to the problems of money
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |