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://www.transaction.net/press/interviews/lietaer0497.html

http://www.schumachersociety.org/index.html

http://www.accessfoundation.org/papers.html

http://www.appropriate-economics.org/materials

http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/local.html

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

Finding FOCUS - Short of time, then research three time trading projects
1. Strohalm Foundation - Holland

http://www.strohalm.net/en/site.php

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 - Pacific Northwest

http://www.fourthcornerexchange.com/index.php

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

TimeBanks Washington D.C.

http://www.timebanks.org/

TIMEBANK DEMO SITE

http://community.timebanks.org/jointb.php?gid=108

TimeBanks WorldWide Discussion YahooGroup

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

Important TimeBank Slide Presentations

Let’s Get Real About System Change

Time Dollars in Action

An Example of a Network of TimeBanks

Dane County TimeBank

A 'How To' Roadmap:

The Time Dollar Manual