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Ester Barinaga. Foto.

Ester Barinaga

Professor

Ester Barinaga. Foto.

Cabo Frío : Introducing a municipal currency to implement a basic income program

Författare

  • Ester Barinaga

Summary, in English

The case presents the Itajuru, a complementary municipal currency in the City of Cabo Frío used in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The reader gains insight into the political and economic context in which the Brazilian municipal currencies are introduced, as well as the trade-offs of the various options for designing and governing a municipal currency. The case concludes by presenting students with the design decisions that the new elected major of Cabo Frío, José Bonifacio, faces in his efforts to introduce the currency to the city.

Avdelning/ar

  • Företagsekonomiska institutionen

Publiceringsår

2026

Språk

Engelska

Dokumenttyp

Teaching case

Förlag

The Case Centre

Ämne

  • Economics and Business

Nyckelord

  • municipal currency
  • Brazil
  • governance
  • universal basic income
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Aktiv

Published

Projekt

  • Special-purpose money: Complementary digital currencies and the sustainable development goals