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International Journal of
Community Currency ResearchVolume 16 (2012) Section A 45 - 56
ARE ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES A SUBSTITUTE ORA COMPLEMENT TO FIAT MONEY? EVIDENCEFROM CROSS-COUNTRY DATADamjan Pfajfar*, Giovanni Sgro**, And Wolf Wagner *
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