Barter and other noncapitalist forms of exchange are on the rise—partly as a result of the crisis, partly to create intentional community economies.
Examples include:
- barter in the art world
- My Referral Network’s barter exchange
- International Monetary Systems barter
- Craigslist barter
- Freecycle
Some are geared to individuals, others to businesses (both large and small); some record transactions (for the IRS and to calculate internal currencies) and charge transaction fees, others not; and so on. The fact is, there is a diversity of noncapitalist forms of exchange in the United States and around the world.
