Greek town develops bartering system without euro. ECONOMÍA-GRÉCIA A moeda da solidariedade. Ierapetra, Grécia, 16/3/2012, (IPS) - “Cuidado.
A soda cáustica é perigosa”, grita Rea Pigiaki enquanto mistura o líquido com lavanda para preparar seus sabonetes aromáticos, que são muito famosos nesta pequena localidade do sudeste de Creta. Pigiaki, mãe de três filhos, oferece seus produtos artesanais a integrantes da Rede de Moeda Alternativa de Ierapetra. Ela cobra 1,5 kaereti (a moeda local, digital e também chamada “social” de Ierapetra) por barra de sabonete, e normalmente recebe mel e laranjas em troca de seus produtos. “Em nossos caixas já não há euros. O kaereti parece ser uma resposta ao que está ocorrendo na economia grega”, disse à IPS. Todos os intercâmbios da rede são registrados em um computador central, onde os membros publicam o que podem oferecer, cobrindo uma ampla variedade de produtos e serviços.
Sem dúvida, a transparência no sistema monetário local é uma grande vantagem. A economia de escambo permite que os participantes se beneficiem mutuamente. Greece Develops Cashless, Euro-Free Currency – A Wonderful Positive Story! – 18 March 2012. (Comment Lucas : December 2011 I reported on the new local exchange and trading systems: A determination to ‘move beyond anger to creativity’ is driving a strong barter economy in some places.
Jon Henley, The Guardian By The Guardian Friday, March 16, 2012 10:09 EDT In recent weeks, Theodoros Mavridis has bought fresh eggs, tsipourou (the local brandy: beware), fruit, olives, olive oil, jam, and soap. He has also had some legal advice, and enjoyed the services of an accountant to help fill in his tax return. None of it has cost him a euro, because he had previously done a spot of electrical work – repairing a TV, sorting out a dodgy light – for some of the 800-odd members of a fast-growing exchange network in the port town of Volos, midway between Athens and Thessaloniki. In return for his expert labour, Mavridis received a number of Local Alternative Units (known as tems in Greek) in his online network account. “They’re quite joyous occasions,” she said. Link to article Like this: Greece develops cashless, Euro-free currency in tight economy. In recent weeks, Theodoros Mavridis has bought fresh eggs, tsipourou (the local brandy: beware), fruit, olives, olive oil, jam, and soap.
He has also had some legal advice, and enjoyed the services of an accountant to help fill in his tax return. None of it has cost him a euro, because he had previously done a spot of electrical work - repairing a TV, sorting out a dodgy light - for some of the 800-odd members of a fast-growing exchange network in the port town of Volos, midway between Athens and Thessaloniki. In return for his expert labour, Mavridis received a number of Local Alternative Units (known as tems in Greek) in his online network account.