Grassroots Economics

= refers to distinct European and African-centric initiatives

Europe

URL = http://www.ub.edu/grassrootseconomics/

"Our project proposes a bottom-up approach to economic dynamics. It is dedicated to give theoretical value to non-academic intellectual models that guide economic practice and to explain their significance for understanding the large scale economy. Four Southern European countries –Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain— have been strategically selected as research sites due to their relevance in the current European crisis."

(http://www.ub.edu/grassrootseconomics/?page_id=8

More Information

• research papers, http://www.ub.edu/grassrootseconomics/?page_id=1480

Kenya, Africa

Will Ruddick:

"'Grassroots' is a term used to describe bottom-up and community-driven systems, noting that a single root of grass does little to hold the soil together, while grass roots woven together are incredibly strong. This exploration is grounded in the work of Grassroots Economics (GrE), a non-profit foundation based in Kenya since 2009, dedicated to nurturing prospering economies built by thriving communities in diverse settings including urban, rural, peri-urban, and refugee areas. Believing in the power of group resource coordination for well-being, GrE initiatives have extended across over 100 communities in Kenya, with growing impacts in other nations."

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More information

• Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics on the Characteristics of a Fair and Decentralized Currency System

• Sarafu ; Sarafu Credit; Sarafu Community Crypto-Currencies in Kenya