Trading time: Can exchange lead to social change?

Gregory, Lee

Abstract

Welfare reform in the wake of austerity has fostered increased interest in self-help initiatives within the community sector. Time banking, one of a number of complementary currency systems, has received increasing attention from policy makers as a means for promoting welfare reform. This book examines time banking theory and practice by drawing on the social theory of time to examine the tension between time bank values and those of policy makers. It argues that time banking is a means of promoting social change but is hindered by its co-option into neo-liberal thinking.

Citation

Gregory, L. (2015). Trading time: Can exchange lead to social change?. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447318293.001.0001

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 28, 2024
• Publisher: Policy Press
• ISBN: 9781447318293
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447318293.001.0001
• Keywords: time, neo liberalism, time banking, co-option, welfare
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/35160116
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com/policy-press-scholarship-online/book/35647?login=false