Monetary Spaces and hierarchies in Europe. Impact of Complementary Currencies

Información del proyecto

MICCO

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 704759

DOI

10.3030/704759

Proyecto finalizado el 1 Mayo 2017

Fecha de la firma de la CE 31 Marzo 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2016

Fecha de finalización 1 Marzo 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 177 598,80

Aportación de la UE

€ 177 598,80

Coordinado por

ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM
Netherlands

Objetivo

This research seeks to measure and analyse the social and economic impact of selected Community Currencies in Europe with the use of a self-assessment Total Quality Management model called Common Assessment Framework. Complementary Currencies (CC) are a type of money designed to circulate alongside the Central Bank’s money to address objectives that the conventional money system does not. CC are tied to a specific demarcated community (i.e. locality, mutual-credit networks, sectoral vouchers). The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) engages the organisation and its beneficiaries and performs a study of its structure and operation at a particular point in time and place.
The study will further organizational theory for sustainability and community building, contributing to the Europe 2020 strategy. It builds upon previous efforts funded by the European Union, namely Digipay4growth and CCIA, by studying the social and economic impact of these projects in order to further theorise CC from a systems and complexity theory perspective. The research will link micro-impact indicators at an organizational level, such as employment generation and access to financial services, with macro indicators at the national level, such as the enhanced GDP that includes well-being and life satisfaction, according to the Beyond GDP initiative of the European Commission.
The research on CCs as an anti-crisis mechanism is topical at a time when the European Union member states and especially Greece are striving to cope with the financial crisis and its impact on national economies and societies. Several countries have experienced GDP declines and rising unemployment rates, while in Greece the indicators are even worse than during the Great Depression. In that line, the priorities of Europe 2020 include community currencies because of their effectiveness towards social innovation, new modes of sustainable economy, employment and enterprise creation, and local regeneration.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias sociales › economía y empresa › gestión y empresas › empleo
• ciencias sociales › economía y empresa › ciencia económica › economía sostenible
• ciencias sociales › sociología › cuestiones sociales › desempleo

Palabras clave

• Monetary Innovation
• Total Quality Management
• Complexity Theory
• Agent Based Modelling
• Action Research
• Impact Measurement

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

Coordinador

ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 177 598,80
• Dirección: BURGEMEESTER OUDLAAN 50 ; 3062 PA Rotterdam ; Países Bajos
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 177 598,80