Opposition and isomorphism with the neoliberal logic in community exchange systems

Laura Gueorguieva-Bringuier and Fiona Ottaviani ()
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Laura Gueorguieva-Bringuier: PACTE - Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UGA [2016-2019] - Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019]
Fiona Ottaviani: EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management, CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA [2016-2019] - Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019]

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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: community exchange systems; complementary currency; social and solidarity economy; institutions; isomorphism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-07
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Published in Ecological Economics, 2018, 149, pp.88-97. ⟨10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.018⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.018

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