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   Local currency

   Network of German local currencies ... Ithaca Hours An example of a local currency system functioning in the US.
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   Currency

   Advocates of the old system of Free Banking repealed central banking laws, or slowed down the adoption of restrictions on local currency.
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   Monetary policy

   With the advent of larger trading networks came the ability to set the price between gold and silver, and the price of the local currency to foreign currencies.
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   Alternative currency

   LETS, an example of Mutual credit, is a type of local currency used in a number of small communities worldwide.
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   Complementary currency

   Complementary community currency (CCC) is a hypernym (superordinate) of local currency (also referred to as community currency) and sectoral currency.
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   Hard currency

   In some cases, an economy may choose to abandon local currency altogether and adopt a hard currency as legal tender.
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   Hyperinflation

   The general population regards monetary amounts not in terms of the local currency but in terms of a relatively stable foreign currency.
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   Dynamic currency conversion

   When cardholders are not given the option to choose the local currency until they are handed the slip to sign, this entails a tough situation.
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   World currency

   A world currency is at one extreme of a conceptual spectrum that has local currency at the other extreme.
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    1997 Asian Financial Crisis

    Monetary authorities spent more than US$1 billion to defend the local currency.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Local currency,
• Currency,
• Monetary policy,
• Alternative currency,
• Complementary currency,
• Hard currency,
• Hyperinflation,
• Dynamic currency conversion,
• World currency,
• 1997 Asian Financial Crisis