Aproximación crítica a la moneda social españolade los billetes municipales al auxilio social con moneda complementaria. 1936-2017

Abstract

Money should not be able to escape the study and review of its social function. The use and social phenomena related to money and complementary currencies are of great interest to the social sciences. This work presents the results of a comparative study about alternative systems of exchange for economic transactions, used in times of crisis as instruments of local development and in relation to modern social currencies. An in depth research and localization of the existence and characteristics of social currencies was carried out for each historical moment in an extensive documental investigation apart from using the Delphi technique. The aim is to contribute to the scientific knowledge and obtain a better understanding of these tendencies of social and new economy. The paper presents, therefore, an analysis of the social impact of that additional form of money and complementary currency from a sociological, psychological and socio-economical perspective, as well as a new tool of social intervention.