Focus
Under this heading we are going to present different people and specific topics. The focus will be changed after about six or eight weeks. The start will be made by the General Editor, Rolf F. H. Schroeder, who introduces himself:
"I developed an interest in community currencies back in 1986. One of the first publications I discovered was an article of Offe and Heinze published in the same year. Much has been done over the last 23 years, but, still, the existing literature provides just a few black spots on the map of community currency research; anybody with open eyes can see the many "white" untouched areas. I would like to invite others on a discovery tour to see the forrest for the trees.
Being a person who has earned his money outside the academic sector I consider it to be highly important to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Between 2000 and 2006 I worked as organiser for a German Tauschring, this voluntary job provided me with a treasure of experiences. For further details I refer to my personal page
The following list reproduces bibliographic information in respect of my writings as included in the databank. The first source mentioned provides a link to a working paper that provides an overview of community currency literature, unfortunately just in German:"
- Schröder, Rolf F. H. (2008). „Non-Profit“ Tauschsysteme: Eine Einführung in die Literatur. Unpublished manuscript. Retrieved 1.12.2008, from http://129.3.20.41/eps/meet/papers/0311/0311001.pdf
- Schroeder, Rolf F. H. (2007, Quo vadis Tauschring? CONTRASTE - Monatszeitung für Selbstorganisation, (Oktober) 6
- Schröder, Rolf F. H. (2006). Community Exchange and Trading Systems in Germany. International Journal of Community Currency Research, 10, 42 Retrieved 18.01.2008 from http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/ijccr/pdfs/IJCCR%20vol%2010%20(2006)%204%20Schroeder.pdf
- Schröder, Rolf F. H. (2004). Dualwirtschaft revisited – Ladenhüter oder Perspektive für die Zukunft? Kommune, 5, 22-25
- Schroeder, Rolf F. H. (2002). Talente Tauschring Hannover (TTH): Experiences of a German LETS and the relevance of theoretical reflections. International Journal of Community Currency Research, 6 Retrieved 28.10.2007 from http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/ijccr/pdfs/IJCCR%20Vol%206%20(2002)%202%20Schroeder.pdf
- Schroeder, R. (2000). Towards An Understanding Of The Global Market System: A New Perspective For Economics. Theory & Science, 1 Retrieved 28.10.2007 from http://theoryandscience.icaap.org/content/vol001.001/03rolf.html
- Schröder, R. (1992). Jenseits des Marktes: Ansätze öko-sozialen Wirtschaftens aus neo-libertärer Sicht. Frankfurt/M.: Haag + Herchen