promotion of local
currencies (such as the
EF Schumacher
Institute)
ED of the EFSI, and she has said that
once preliminary research on the
demographics and geographical
distribution of cooperatives in the
Northeast region has been completed,
she and the Institute would like to
help me design a currency system that
would make sense for the region.
They have a lot of resources for
research, experience, and contacts
among practitioners.
project couldn't happen without
them, but because their
participation would have a very
strong positive effect on the
quality of the project.
them and plan to make a trip
out to Great Barrington to do
more research and find out
what other information I would
need to initiate a local
exchange scheme.
of scholars and practitioners of local
economic alternatives. The journal
also produces a directory called "An
Economy of Hope" that lists worker-
owned businesses and support
organizations.
this journal would be, but it
could provide some publicity
and insight. It might be
somewhat marginal though.
conference, and he is the one
who suggested my name to the
Board nominating committee,
so I'll ask him if/how he things
GEO can help.