Introducing Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS)

International Journal of Community Currency Research
This link will keep you reading for days

Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS)
A specfic set of links listed by Tony Budak

History and background - alternative currencies:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currencies

Finding FOCUS - Short of time, then research these selected time trading projects
1. Strohalm Foundation - Holland
http://www.socialtrade.org/

Strohalm's software from the program designers
http://project.cyclos.org/

2. UK Local Exchange Trading and Complementary Currencies Development Agency - London
http://www.letslinkuk.net/

 
3. Fourth Corner Exchange - (for profit) Pacific Northwest
http://www.fourthcornerexchange.com/index.php

5. the new economics foundation
http://www.neweconomics.org/

6. Value for People
http://www.valueforpeople.co.uk/front_page

If you have no time to research, just click the links below

TimeBanks Washington D.C.

http://www.timebanks.org/

TIMEBANK DEMO SITE

 

TimeBanks WorldWide Discussion YahooGroup

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/TimeBanking
 

See this Video - Time Banks: People Make Change Happen

 

An Example of a Network of TimeBanks

 
A 'How To' Roadmap:
The Time Dollar Manual