Uncanny exchanges: The possibilities and failures of 'making change' with alternative monetary forms

Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-340

  Maurer, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; CURRENCY MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; ISLAMISM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038161221     PISSN: 02637758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/d342     Document Type: Article

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