My partners and I started a time bank for skill-sharing in our community, but participation is uneven and some people are accumulating time credits they can't use while others can't earn enough to meet their needs. We're struggling to address these imbalances without creating hierarchies that go against our values.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're learning that even well-intentioned economic alternatives can reproduce inequalities when they don't account for existing disparities in capacity and need.
“Where Are You with African ubuntu economy and communal wealth?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.