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Grassroots Economics: Reflection and Practice
William O. Ruddick
Substack (Free PDF)
Commitment Pooling — An Economic Protocol Inspired by Ancestral Wisdom
William O. Ruddick
International Journal of Community Currency Research (IJCCR), Vol. 27, pp. 54-79
Circulation of a digital community currency
Carolina E. S. Mattsson, Teodoro Criscione & Frank W. Takes
Nature Scientific Reports
Complex Systems Modeling of Community Inclusion Currencies
Clark, Andrew; Mihailov, Alexander; Zargham, Michael
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Community Currencies as Crisis Response: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Kenya
Rebecca Mqamelo
Frontiers in Blockchain
Complementary Currencies for Humanitarian Aid
Leanne Ussher, Laura Ebert, Georgina M. Gomez, William O. Ruddick
MDPI Journal of Risk and Financial Management
Complementary Currencies for Sustainable Development in Kenya: the Case of the Bangla-Pesa
Ruddick, W.; Richards, M.; Bendell, J.
International Journal of Community Currency Research
Eco-Pesa: an Evaluation of a Complementary Currency Programme in Kenya's Informal Settlements
Ruddick, W.
International Journal of Community Currency Research
Network effects on community currency systems
Teodoro Criscione
Central European University
Sarafu.Network 2021-2023 Data
Grassroots Economics
UK Data Service
Sarafu Community Inclusion Currency 2020-2021
Carolina E. S. Mattsson, Teodoro Criscione & William O. Ruddick
Nature Scientific Data
Sarafu — CIC 2020-2021 Data
William O. Ruddick, Teodoro Criscione, C.E.S. Mattsson
UK Data Service
CIC Research Findings: Expert Opinions on the Future of Community Inclusion Currencies
OCTOPI
Trade Facilitation and Community Development in the Age of Blockchain & DLT
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Kenyan Businesswomen Transforming Slum Economies through Complementary Currencies
Richards, M.; Ruddick, W.
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Sarafu — User Phone Survey and Analysis 2021
60 Decibels
Red Cross Mukuru Kayaba Rapid Survey Analysis May 2020
Proof of Impact: Blockchain Community Currencies in Action
Galia Benartzi, Rebecca Mqamelo
Re-imagining Money to Broaden the Future of Development Finance
Bendell, J.; Slater, M.; Ruddick, W.
UNRISD Working Paper 2015-10
Complementary Currencies Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy: Case Studies from Kenya
Ruddick, W.; Mariani, L.
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Trust and Spending of Community Currencies in Kenya
Ruddick, W.
3rd International Conference on Social and Complementary Currencies, Salvador, Brazil
Challenges of Collective Organization and Institution Building around Community Currencies in Kenyan Slums
Dissaux, T.; Ruddick, W.
4th International Conference on Social and Complementary Currencies, Barcelona, Spain
A Relational Analysis of Sarafu Network: Emergence of a Monetary Ecosystem for the Prosperity of Communities
Sowelu Elios Avanzo
University of Torino (Master's Thesis)
Voucher Systems for Food Security: A Case Study on Kenya's Sarafu-Credit
Marion Cauvet
University of Copenhagen (M.Sc. Agricultural Development)
Community Currency Programmes as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Informal Settlements
Daan Sillen
United Nations University / Maastricht University (M.Sc. Public Policy and Human Development)
The Case of Sarafu-credits: Examining How a Community Currency Can Contribute to Sustainable Livelihood in Informal Settlements
Hannes Anagrius
Stockholm Resilience Centre (M.Sc. Resilience and Sustainability Science)
Community Currencies in a Development Context: The Case of the Sarafu-Credit in Kenya
Thibaud Dezyn
University of Leuven, Belgium (Masters in Cultural Anthropology)
The Role of Complementary Currency in Promoting Business Growth in an Informal Economy: Case of Bangla-Pesa
Roselyne M. Omanga
Strathmore University, Kenya (Masters of Executive Business Administration)
Relationship between Community Currencies and Nutritional Intake of Household in Kibera Kenya
Sharlene Mbula Mule
University of Nairobi (B.Sc. Food Nutrition and Dietetics)
Economic Advantages of Community Currencies
Sarah Zeller
DANIDA Awarded 9 Million DKK for Research on Community Currencies
Ester Barinaga (Lund University, Lead Researcher)
DANIDA / Copenhagen Business School