LETS get real: Constraints on the development of Local Exchange Trading Schemes

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Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 370-381

  Aldridge, Theresa J ^a   Patterson, Alan ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hounslow; Intensive case study; Local currencies; Local economic development; Self help

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOODS EXCHANGE; SELF HELP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036921655     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4762.00094     Document Type: Article

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