Elderplan Inc. 6323 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 718/921-7990 http://www.elderplan.org An HMO that issues service credits to seniors who help one another
LETSystems Landsman Community Services Ltd. 1600 Embelton Cres. Courtenay, BC V9N 6N8 Canada 250/338-0213 contact: Michael Linton email: Ics@mars.ark.com http://www.gmlets.u-net.com
Provides technical assistance and materials on service and credit programs, including a free newsletter To Your Credit, and a directory of US service credit programs.
Fosters the interests of the commercial barter industry.
BOOKS:
Whole Life Economics: Revaluing Daily Life by Barbara Brandt New Society Publishers, 1995, $17 (paper)
A critique of "addictive" economics and a road map to an economy of whole people and communities.
Time Dollars by Edgar Cahn & Jonathon Rowe Rodale Press, 1992
Out of print but worth looking for -- on community-enhancing credit systems.
Short Circuit: Strengthening Local Economies for Security in an Unstable World by Richard Douthwaite Green Books, 1996, £15 (paper)
Comprehensive and insightful stories of the development of community-based economies.
New Money for Healthy Communitiesand Money and Debt: A Solution to the Global Crisis both by Thomas Greco, Jr. $19 and $11 respectively, post-paid, order from: PO Box 42663 Tucscon, AZ 85733
One of the true visionaries of new money critiques the global financial system and proposes a redesign. Interest and Inflation Free Money: Creating and Exhange Medium that Works for Everybody and Protects the Earth by Margrit Kennedy, Declan Kennedy New Society Publishers, 1995, $15 (paper)
Shows how interest leads to drive for exponential growth, concentrates
wealth, and affects every purchase. Proposes a new equitable and
sustainable monetary system. The Economic Renewal Guide: A Collaborative Process for Sustainable Community Development by Michael J. Kinsley Rocky Mountain Institute, 1997, $18 (paper)
A handbook for building sustainable local economies -- draws on RMI's
hands-on work in communities throughout the US.
Invested in the Common Good by Susan Meeker-Lowry New Society Publishers, 1995, $17 (paper)
Communities respond to globalization and economics-as-usual through activism and creating alternatives.
Get A Life! How to Make A Good Buck, Dance Around the Dinosaurs and Save the World While You're At It by Wayne Roberts and Susan Brandrom Get A Life Publishers, 1995, $20 (paper) 2255B Queen St. East, #127 Toronto, Ontario, M4E 1G3
Practical, inspiring guide to creating a living in harmony with the Earth and your self.
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