[p2p-research] Fwd: lobbying to change law concerning currencies in Iceland

Sat Jan 30 01:13:25 CET 2010

added bernard's essays to our money section:

 Bernard Lietaer

   - The Future of Payment
Systems<http://www.unisys.com/financial/insights/insights__compendium/WPaper_BLietaerbergdahl.pdf>.
   By Bernard Lietaer.

Two key essays/proposals by Bernard Lietaer et al:

   1. Is Our Monetary Structure a Systemic Cause for Financial
Instability<http://p2pfoundation.net/Is_Our_Monetary_Structure_a_Systemic_Cause_for_Financial_Instability>?
   Evidence and Remedies from Nature. By Bernard Lietaer, Robert E. Ulanowicz,
   Sally J. Goerner, and Nadia McLaren. Accepted for publication in Journal of
   Futures Studies Special Issue on the Financial Crisis (February-March 2010)
   2. Options for Managing a Systemic Bank
Crisis<http://p2pfoundation.net/Options_for_Managing_a_Systemic_Bank_Crisis>.
   Bernard Lietaer, Dr. Robert Ulanowicz, and Dr. Sally Goerner.
   Sapiens-journal Volume 2, number 1, March 2009

"The sustainability of any complex flow system can be measured with a single
metric as an emergent property of its structural diversity and
interconnectivity; it requires a balance in emphasis between efficiency and
resilience. The urgent message for economics from nature is that the
monoculture of national currencies, justified on the basis of market
efficiency, generates structural instability in our global financial system.
Economic sustainability therefore requires diversification in types of
currencies, specifically through complementary currencies."

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Subject: lobbying to change law concerning currencies in Iceland
To: Bernard Lietaer <blietaer at earthlink.net>
Cc: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>

Bonjour Bernard,

je t invite a collaborer avec Smari et Topi...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Topi Kanerva <tkanerva at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: about Icesave
To: Smári McCarthy <smari at anarchism.is>
Cc: Dante Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>, Josef Davies-Coates <
josef at uniteddiversity.com>, "Steinn E. Sigurðarson" <steinnes at gmail.com>

Hi, this 145th article does indeed sound detrimental.

I am in very good terms with quite a few of the Finnish MPs, and the
Minister of Justice and Minister of Labor in Finland. Would it be a
bad idea of me explaining the virtues of complimentary currencies to
them and try to get them to make contact with their Icelandic
colleagues? I really feel that there is an opportunity opening in
Iceland right as we speak, and we should not waste *any* possibility
of making a true change possible.

By the way, have you tried to get your favourite MPs to understand
this paper from Lietaer:
http://www.lietaer.com/images/Sapiens_text_final.pdf

I think this is a very very important paper. As they say in the
Executive Summary, acts of "restructuring" do nothing to fix the
actual problem, and last time the world ended up in a world war.

topi

2010/1/25 Smári McCarthy <smari at anarchism.is>:
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> Hi Topi,
>
>  Currently the 145th article of the general criminal code in Iceland
> makes complimentary currencies and any alternative currencies illegal,
> with the sole exception of recognized foreign currencies. I have been
> suggesting to some MPs that they should be actively trying to remove
> that article, but it hasn't gained a lot of traction.
>
>  That said, there do exist some small scale barter currencies here,
> such as Višskiptanetiš, which have been known to be used for extensive
> money laundering and tax evasion.
>
>  I've CC'd Dante Monson and Josef Davies-Coates, who both have shared
> some pertinent thoughts on this kind of thing in the past. Also added
> Steinn for context.
>
>  I'm currently swamped with some legislative action here in Iceland,
> trying to increase press freedoms, so I'll not be very available in the
> next two weeks, but I'll try to respond to e-mails.
>
>  - Smįri
>
>
> Topi Kanerva wrote:
>> Hi, I guess you're pretty busy nowadays.
>> I just discussed with Steinn about the Icesave vote and the whole
>> complexity of issues surrounding "credit credibility" on foreign
>> exchange markets and CDS markets. I, or the anarchist in me, hopes
>> that the Icelandic people will say NO to that craziness of paying for
>> the mistakes of some few crooks. The world needs that kind of example.
>> However, the economist in me realizes that this might end up making
>> life more difficult in Iceland :( It is a frustrating thing to realize
>> that despite of a relatively high level of independence (Iceland
>> produces its own energy, and energy is pretty expensive in the modern
>> world), a country can still be so dependent on foreign investment. We
>> need to implement a complementary currency as soon as possible, that
>> would be useful to activate people, everyone with any kind of skills,
>> to counteract the unemployment and get people efficient in the natural
>> way of efficiency once again! I have thought of implementing things
>> that ordinary people need in their personal economics in a way that
>> could be integrated to a digital network of trust(credit). I'll try to
>> make a mind map out of my designs.
>>
>> topi
>>
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