ABSTRACT Past studies have attributed the usage of community currencies to government support, community solidarity, business networks and social networks. Using a mixed-methods approach, this paper examines the role of networks in determining the usage of community currencies in an ethnically heterogeneous community. It argues that while networks are important in determining the usage of community currencies, it is not the presence of networks per se that is important, but the types of networks, the level of trust within them and the kind of information passed on within them, as well as the number of networks to which an individual belongs. The paper makes a contribution by offering a more nuanced view of the role of networks in the adoption of community currencies among the poor.

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网络在确定肯尼亚社区货币使用中的作用

摘要过去的研究将社区货币的使用归因于政府支持，社区团结，商业网络和社交网络。本文使用混合方法，研究了网络在确定种族异质社区中社区货币使用中的作用。它认为，尽管网络对于确定社区货币的使用非常重要，但重要的不是网络本身的存在，而是网络的类型，网络内部的信任度以及网络内部传递的信息的类型，以及个人所属的网络数量。本文通过对网络在穷人中采用社区货币的作用提供更为细微的看法，从而做出了贡献。