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participants and actual beneficiaries of
the project. I think I can safely assume
that those that are members of Coop
Life would be interested in a practical
way to cooperate with each other.
Their input and participation would be
crucial to making the system work for
their benefit.
participation in planning and in
the implementation, there is no
way for the project to bring
about the hoped-for benefits.
meeting (see box on Coop Life
members, above), the project
will need to do extensive
consultation and polling among
various types of cooperatives
to figure out how to make the
system work for their benefit.
cooperatives
form of currency.
payment as one of the major
conduits of the currency. If
employees reject it, a major link
falls out of the chain.
they are getting something of
value when they receive scrip
as payment. The system may
need to start as participating
business discounts, and grow
into a system of accounts later.
and spending coop scrip
will be the primary participants and
beneficiaries of the project.
data gathering prior to
implementation and as
implementation progresses to
monitor the experience of the
system's users.