Research on the Local Exchange Trade System (LETS)

本地交易所交易系统（LETS）研究

• 批准号: 12630063
• 负责人: KATO Yoshimasa
• 金额: $ 1.98万
• 依托单位: Kobe University of Commerce
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2000 至 2001
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-12630063/
• 关键词: Local Currency; LETS; Social economy; 社会的経済; 地域交換交易システム; コミュニティ・ビジネス; ビア・グッチュム; NGO; 地域経済; ボランティア; エコマネー; 市場取引

During the research seminar at the Society of Economical Geography with LETS research specialists, Mr. Toyota Shogo (Energy Culture Research Institute of Osaka Gas), Ms Yamamoto Reiko (Takarazuka Npo Center), and Mr. Noma Katsutoshi (Kobe University of Commerce), discussed the present situation of LETS in Japan and overseas. As the result of the discussion, it has been clarified that the change of urban and local economy and the community transmission effect the expansion of social economy sector and reorganization of local industry accumulation.The field research on the experimental LETS was conduced at Naso village of Yathoton province in Thailand. As the result of the field research, following three points has been clarified. (1) The process of procedure: the LETS was prepared by the collaboration of villagers with the Ngo. (2) The conditions of realized: the village had sustained self-reliable development activities, strong network with the Ngo, and leadership of a Buddhist monk as the spiritual core. (3) The obtained: the villagers gained knowledge pertaining to the natural environment, the health problem and the system of local economy and the combined strength of the community members.From the analysis mentioned above, it is concluded that LETS can be an effective tool for the social economy in Japan.

在经济地理学会与LETS研究专家举行的研究研讨会上，丰田正吾先生（大阪瓦斯能源文化研究所）、山本丽子女士（宝冢NPO中心）和野间胜俊先生（神户商业大学）讨论了LETS在日本和海外的现状。讨论的结果明确了城市和地方经济的变化和社区传播影响了社会经济部门的扩张和地方产业积累的重组。 LETS实验的实地研究在泰国Yathon省的Naso村进行。通过实地调研，明确了以下三点。 （1）程序过程：LETS是由村民与非政府组织合作编写的。 （2）实现条件：该村有持续的自力更生的发展活动，与非政府组织的强大网络，以及以佛教僧人为精神核心的领导。 （3）获得的：村民获得了有关自然环境、健康问题和当地经济体系以及社区成员的综合实力的知识。从上述分析可以得出，LETS可以成为日本社会经济的有效工具。