• DocumentCode
    33025
  • Title

    Barter: A Technology Strategy for Local Wealth Generation

  • Author

    Knowles, Bran ; Lochrie, Mark ; Coulton, Paul ; Whittle, Jon

  • Author_Institution
    Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, UK
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    May-June 2014
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Lastpage
    34
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2014.27
  • Filename
    6824538
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=33025