[GJM] a forward from Thomas Grecko [money and economics]

[W. Curtiss Priest]

FYI,

Apologies if any cross-postings ...

Monday, July 17, 2006

Dear colleagues,

This message is an announcement of several new items that may be of
interest
to you:

1. Theo Megalli and I have recently completed An Annotated Précis,
Review,
and Critique of Prof. Tobias Studer's book, WIR and the Swiss National
Economy [English translation by Philip H. Beard, Ph.D.]. This document
may
be found at
http://www.reinventingmoney.com/documents/StuderbookCritique.pdf

Because of its size and long-term success, the Swiss WIR Bank is an
extremely important case study. A careful reading of Prof. Studer's
book,
while providing enormous insights into the history and operations of
WIR,
raises some further questions, and reveals some possible flaws in the
way
WIR is currently operated. These are thoroughly discussed in our
critique.

2. You can now view my slide show presentation, Complementary Currency
and
Exchange: The Movement to Reinvent Money, given at the June 8
Complementary
Currency conference in Burlington, Vermont. [At
http://www.reinventingmoney.com/documents/CCMovement.ppt]

3. You might also be interested in monitoring my new blogs.

Beyond Money, at http://beyondmoney.blogspot.com/, focuses on news
relating
to money, banking, economics, and exchange innovations.

Tom's News and Views deals with a broader range of topics from
geo-politics,
health, and humor. Find it at http://tomazgreco.wordpress.com/

4. All of the Riegel books may now be found on our website at
http://www.reinventingmoney.com/riegel.php

Please pass the word - T. H. Greco


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