Ester Barinaga
Professor
Cabo Frío : Introducing a municipal currency to implement a basic income program
Författare
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