Alternative currency movements as a challenge to globalisation? : a case study of Manchester's local currency networks

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Introduction: money only has the value we give it? -- Context and theoretical background -- Developing a toolkit for understanding LETS: Social movement approaches -- Investigating social movements -- 'Dirty old town': urban change in Manchester -- Manchester's alternative currency networks -- LETS in Manchester -- The politics of LETS -- Self analysis: do members see LETS as a social movement? -- Transformation: LETS and economic development -- LETS and the inner city -- Explorations in heterotopia: the micropolitics of money, work and community -- Conclusions -- Conclusions: the long term trajectory of LETS

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