Tribe.net. Local Connections phil http://alt-money.tribe.net/thread/e0c5935c-b020-4ce1-a59e-da8da4b3b845#29d7331c-a24c-4fb3-aed8-df35be14ac0d 2006-06-03T08:00:50Z 2006-06-03T08:00:50Z

Interesting. I remember seeing Goodwin talk at Sussex University about 10 years ago. I disagreed with what he was saying, but he's a smart (and evidently decent) guy. In fact, I'm quite intrigued by that Msc in "Holistic Science". Although Rupert Sheldrake is a bit of a turn off.

phil 2006-06-03T08:00:50Z John http://alt-money.tribe.net/thread/e0c5935c-b020-4ce1-a59e-da8da4b3b845#facba73a-9c53-4f92-a9f4-cf80802d973e 2006-05-29T22:28:13Z 2006-05-29T22:28:13Z

Over at Transition Culture is an interesting interview http://transitionculture.org/?p=329 with Brian Goodwin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Goodwin Goodwin makes some interesting observations about alternative currencies. Here's a little snippet: One of the keys in natural phenomena is the diversity of different strategies used. We have adopted a single strategy for currency and economics and our economic system is based on and driven by that. We need to diversify our currencies... In Argentina the economic system has collapsed, that is the conventional dollar-based system has collapsed, but they’ve put in place an alternative. They are trading and exchanging goods, and they are using their own local currencies. This is therefore a spontaneous thing to happen, it’s part of the process of localization, going local, developing appropriate local currencies, connected to useful resources, like energy, food, buildings and so on.

John 2006-05-29T22:28:13Z