Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 A Mechanism Approach for Money -- 2.1 The Origins of the Sociology of Money -- 2.2 The Contemporary Sociology of Money -- 2.3 An Analytical Approach to the Study of Money -- 2.4 Socio-Material Mechanisms -- References -- 3 The Sardex Experience -- 3.1 Money and Complementary Currencies -- 3.2 The Currency Forerunners to Sardex -- 3.2.1 Medieval Currencies -- 3.2.2 Wörgl: "Relieve Need, Provide Work and Bread" -- 3.2.3 Wir -- 3.3 A Brief History of Sardex
3.3.1 Project Development -- 3.3.2 Launching the Company and Seeking Out Members -- 3.3.3 Development Phases -- 3.3.4 The Current Configuration -- 3.3.5 Future Scenarios -- 3.3.6 Scientific Research on Sardex -- 3.4 Sardex at Work -- 3.4.1 Characteristics of the Sardex Currency: Interest-Free Mutual Credit -- 3.4.2 Sardex Members Network -- 3.4.3 The Role Played by Sardex Ltd -- Brokerage and Consultancy Services -- Network Expansion Strategies -- Rational Network Expansion: A Local Market with no Excess Supply or Demand -- 3.5 A Summary of How Sardex Works -- References
4 Social Mechanisms Influenced by Sardex -- 4.1 Trust -- 4.1.1 Selection -- Selection Mechanism -- Selection in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.1.2 Signalling -- Signalling Mechanism -- Signalling in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.1.3 Reciprocity -- Reciprocity Mechanism and Norm of Reciprocity -- Reciprocity in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.1.4 Monitoring and Sanctioning -- Monitoring and Sanctioning Mechanisms -- Monitoring and Sanctioning in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.1.5 Conclusions: Trust in Sardex -- 4.2 Cooperation -- 4.2.1 Cooperation Mechanisms -- 4.2.2 Cooperation in Sardex -- 4.2.3 Conclusions
4.3 Solidarity -- 4.3.1 Opportunities -- Opportunity Mechanisms -- Opportunities in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.3.2 Desires -- Desire Mechanisms -- Desires in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.3.3 Beliefs -- Belief Mechanisms -- Beliefs in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.3.4 Collective Action -- Collective Action Mechanisms -- Collective Action in Sardex -- Conclusions -- 4.3.5 Conclusions: Solidarity in Sardex -- 4.4 The Generative Mechanisms of the Social and Economic Effects of Sardex -- References -- 5 Conclusions -- 5.1 Sardex as an Economic Policy Tool -- 5.1.1 The Economic Effects of Sardex
5.1.2 Transaction Costs and Brokerage -- 5.1.3 Competition, Cooperation and Innovation -- 5.1.4 Sardex Between Local Development and Convergence Policies -- 5.2 The Social Functioning of Money -- 5.3 Performative Money: Between Individual and Society -- 5.3.1 The Nature of Sardex Currency -- 5.3.2 Aspects of Monetary Policy from a Sociological Perspective -- 5.3.3 Performative Money -- 5.4 Further Research -- References -- Appendix: Sampling and Methodologies
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Author
Bazzani, Giacomo.
Title
When money changes society [electronic resource] : the case of Sardex money as community / Giacomo Bazzani.
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Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2020.
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Wirtschaft + Gesellschaft
Wirtschaft + Gesellschaft (Springer VS)
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Print version: Bazzani, Giacomo When Money Changes Society : The Case of Sardex Money As Community Wiesbaden : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,c2020 9783658285326