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Ester Barinaga. Photo.

Ester Barinaga

Professor

Ester Barinaga. Photo.

Community Currencies as Means of Local Economic Empowerment : Innovations from Mombasa and Nairobi to Kisumu, Kenya

Author

  • Ester Barinaga
  • Michael Oloko
  • Will O. Ruddick
  • María José Zapata Camposs

Summary, in English

Community currencies have emerged as a tool for building more inclusive local economic development and governance. Grassroots organisations in Nairobi and Mombasa (Kenya) have been experimenting with this form of local monies. Communities in informal settlements in Kisumu have shown interest in introducing their own community currency. Challenges remain concerning the best diffusion strategy of such grassroots monetary innovations among communities and local governments. This policy brief focuses on how to involve residents, civil society, small entrepreneurs as well as local government officers and politicians so as to increase local representation and participation in this grassroots innovation.

Department/s

  • Department of Business Administration

Publishing year

2019

Language

English

Publication/Series

Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD)

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Business Administration

Status

Published