This article presents and analyses a time-banking initiative, Stadin Aikapankki, in Helsinki, Finland. The recent interest in collaborative or sharing economy calls attention once more to this potential. However, due to evolving corporate and marketing strategies, and national legal frameworks, there has been no clear demonstration of a truly alternative economic system. Much has been expected of new digital communication spaces capable of linking individuals with each other outside the ambit of governments and mega-conglomerates. Time Banks, Sharing Economy, Cultural Disruption, UtopiaĪBSTRACT: A better networked society has the potential to facilitate utopian ideals that embrace modes of sharing economy through the advent of the better utilization of community resources. Verso, New York.Īssessing the Potential for “Cultural Disruption” through Sharing Economy: A Case Study of a Time Bank in HelsinkiĪUTHORS: Tomas Träskman, Nathalie Hyde-Clarke (2005) Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions.
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