The Banco Palmas : the success of a social currency[Initiative] by Sabrina Gonçalves Krebsbach
The author is part of the Alternative Management third year specialization program at HEC Paris
The Banco Palmas, which is the first community development bank in Brazil, is a very successful circular economy initiative to fight against exclusion and poverty. It has inspired many other community development banks in Brazil and in the world
Quote article « The Banco Palmas : the success of a social currency », 27 april 2015, Alternative Management Observatory (AMO), [Initiative]
http://appli6.hec.fr/amo/Articles/Entry/Item/379.sls
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