Motivations and Differential Participation in a Community Currency System: The Dynamics Within a Local Social Movement Organization

Sociological Forum

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-168

  Collom, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communitarian; Community; Currency; Differential participation; Grassroots; Organizations; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551620837     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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