http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/local-currency The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/scoop-coins-perpetuate-localized-economy <!--paging_filter--><img class="float-left" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3483689055_9fd9dc8183_m.jpg" alt="scoop" width="240" height="180" /> <p> World economies are crumbling, so maybe we should just scrap them completely and start over. That's the idea behind Mexican artist Minerva Cueva's S.COOP coins, which have been given to retailers in London's Petticoat Lane Market. When customers receive change from a purchase in the market, they receive S.COOP coins that can be redeemed at Cueva's Monochrome ice cream parlor. </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/scoop-coins-perpetuate-localized-economy">read more</a></p> local currency scoop economy relocalization london berkshares berkshires humboldt Innovation Technology Ethonomics Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:12:27 -0400 Ariel Schwartz 1275491 at http://www.fastcompany.com