"Para que cambiemos" / "So we can (ex)change": Economic activism and socio-cultural change in the barter systems of Medellín, Colombia

This dissertation examines the work of alternative economies activists who have spent the last 18 years constructing barter systems and local currencies in Medellín, Colombia. Through barter, these activists hope to spark an ethical re-evaluation of production, exchange, and consumption, and to crea...

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Main Author: Burke, Brian J.
Other Authors: Greenberg, James B.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/228438