Cover -- Introduction -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One The Case for Regional Currencies -- Chapter 1 Think globally, act regionally -- Globalisation - a dirty word? -- Regional development - a global phenomenon -- Making decisions at the right level -- Global problems, regional solutions -- Chapter 2 Money, the blind spot -- What is money? -- What is the cost of money? -- People Money -- Complementary currencies -- Regional currencies -- Policies for regional currencies -- A negative example: how to destroy regional sustainability -- Two positive examples of regional currencies -- Banco Palmas, Brazil -- WIR Bank, Switzerland -- WIR's stabilisation effect on the Swiss economy -- What can we learn? -- Chapter 3 An old idea in new clothes -- Historical precedents -- Good money, bad money? -- Historical inflation rates -- From gold standard to global currencies -- Local money in the UK -- The Guernsey Story -- The Wörgl Story -- Regional currencies for regional economies -- Key lessons -- Chapter 4 Characteristics of regional currencies -- Each region is different -- Goal: reverse the drainage effect -- Key elements of a regional currency -- The 'best' mechanism? A lively debate! -- Integration and organisation -- Criteria applying to a regional currency -- Co-operation with financial institutions -- Fiscal aspects of regional currencies -- Clearing systems -- Part Two - Regional Currencies in Practice -- Chapter 5 A global community of practice -- Learning from doing -- Is it a movement? -- Why do people start them? -- Where are they? -- Chapter 6 How to implement a regional currency -- Learning from a currency that failed -- Development process -- Complex system -- Get on board -- Models of ownership - who can start it and how long does it take? -- Researching the routes and destinations - the key economic and social players.

Designing the bus - choosing the currency mechanism -- Creating a bus company - formalising ownership and governance -- Hiring the drivers and servicing the passengers - management of the currency -- Keeping the bus on the road - recovering costs -- Telling people about the service - marketing -- When to launch? -- Remember to review -- Chapter 7 The people and their money - portraits of regional currencies -- Who starts them? -- The many habits of highly effective local money organisers -- A simplified typology of regional currencies -- Interviews with local organisers -- Currencies that support local economy - Business Exchange Systems -- The Business Exchange, Scotland -- Community Connect Trade Association, USA -- RES, Belgium -- puntoTRANSacciones, El Salvador -- Currencies that support local economy - other local economic models -- Brixton Pound, England -- Talente Tauschkreis Vorarlberg, Austria -- Equal Dollars, USA -- BerkShares, USA -- Chiemgauer, Germany -- SOL Violette, France -- Ithaca HOURS USA -- Argentine stories -- Currencies that grow community -- Blaengarw Time Centre, Wales -- Community Exchange System, South Africa -- Dane County Time Bank, USA -- Other regional models -- Sectoral currencies -- Chapter 8 Research, develop, support - the role of agencies -- International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) -- STRO, Netherlands -- QOIN, Netherlands -- Regiogeld e.V, Germany -- CommunityForge, Switzerland -- Chapter 9 Learning from practice - the power of regional currencies -- Chapter 10 Future positive -- Recommendations for action -- People Money - the time is now -- Appendix One Resources for developing regional currencies -- Appendix Two The business case for complementary currencies -- About the Authors -- Index -- Backcover.