Title :
Barter: A Technology Strategy for Local Wealth Generation
Author :
Knowles, Bran ; Lochrie, Mark ; Coulton, Paul ; Whittle, Jon
Author_Institution :
Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, UK
Abstract :
Encouraging people to spend locally can revive languishing economies, but circulating alternative local currencies often fails. Mobile social networking might offer a way to circumvent that approach´s problems by augmenting existing currencies with information on how the money flows.
Keywords :
electronic money; foreign exchange trading; mobile computing; social networking (online); alternative local currencies; barter technology; local wealth generation; mobile social networking; Cities and towns; Economics; Information systems; Media; Mobile communication; Online banking; information technology; local currency; mobile; networking; persuasion; social networking; visualization;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2014.27
