Would you use it? And, what would we call it? Smoneylike is too long, but could be the tag line for the campaign...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrip

there is a great book about the Future of Money
The Future of Money

Read it - is very good

Ta for the tip-off! Will look for it in the library, since I ain't spending at the minute.

I'd first read about the scrip system working really well somewhere in America before the banks weighed in and stamped it out (of course) in this little book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Money-Alast...8683&sr=8-1

..yours looks a lot more in-depth. Ta again..

..Just came across this: http://transitiontowns.org/Totnes/Main/TotnesPound

(Linked to from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi...icle3500954.ece )