From Visby to Bisbee

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Newsletter – July, 2014 From Visby to Bisbee Website improvements, slide shows, and videos My upcoming events Ecuador leading the way toward a “Commons Economy” Kalikalos Summer School/Vacation. Bitcoin—the currency and the technology J. W. Smith and the Institute for Cooperative Capitalism Worldwide More lessons in global economics, finance, and …

The Crime of Alleviating Poverty: A Local Community Currency Battles the Central Bank of Kenya

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Advisors' Forum

The Crime of Alleviating Poverty: A Local Community Currency Battles the Central Bank of Kenya Posted on June 28, 2013 by Ellen Brown Former Peace Corps volunteer Will Ruddick and several residents of Bangladesh, Kenya, face a potential seven years in prison after developing a cost-effective way to alleviate poverty in Africa’s poorest …

Measuring Immeasurable Change

Ethical MarketsCommunity Development Solutions, Ethical Markets Review

“We at Ethical Markets  are happy to Publish  this original  article by Paul Glover, one of the true pioneers of local development and true wealth and sustainable communities,” Hazel Henderson, – Editor by Paul Glover There’s obvious need for a new Economy of Generosity, to repair communities and nature.  Heroic …