Local exchange trading systems in the United Kingdom: A case of re-embedding?

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1361-1376

  Thorne, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARTERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBEDDEDNESS; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL EXCHANGE AND TRADING SYSTEM; SOCIAL RELATIONS;

UK;

EID: 0030431981     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a281361     Document Type: Article

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