Opposition and Isomorphism with the Neoliberal Logic in Community Exchange Systems

Laura Guéorguieva-Bringuier and Fiona Ottaviani

Ecological Economics, 2018, vol. 149, issue C, 88-97

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to assess to what extent Community Exchange Systems (CES), and particularly the Grenoble's SEL (Systèmes d'Echange Local) which are counterparts to the Anglo-Saxon Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS), constitute an alternative to neoliberal rationalisation. Our analysis is grounded in the French convention theory (Economie des conventions) and feeds on a long-term action research conducted on CES. This research uncovered trends in institutional isomorphism as well as strategies for resistance developed by local actors.

Keywords: Isomorphism; Institutions; Social and Solidarity Economy; Complementary currency; Community Exchange Systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.018

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