Spending time locally: The benefit of time banks for local economies

Local Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-333

  Gregory, Lee ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68949135986     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690940903026852     Document Type: Article

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