Who else is involved in barter networks?
Across North America (and in 53 different countries) people are turning to bartering – the exchange of services and goods – as a complementary economic strategy. Establishing a barter system enables communities to make greater use of their resource of human talents, and distribute services and goods more equitably. There are over 250 of these complementary economic systems in England, and millions of dollars in barter trades take place in the U.S. every year. Japan is experimenting with 16 different models of community currency in an attempt to assist people left out of the increasingly more technological national economy. In Canada, there are exchange systems in most major cities and in many small communities. In Montreal, barter systems already in existence include Project Genesis’ barter system, BECS, Centre des Femmes d’Ici et d’Ailleurs as well as several others. We will be working out ways to link our network to other local barter systems. Tom Kennedy is setting up a national Dir
