“We are all prosumidores here,” says Joaquina Flores, a member of the mixiuhca network. Prosumidor is a combination of the Spanish words for producer and consumer, highlighting the reciprocal nature of the market. “It’s solidarity,” Flores says. “This is about meeting needs, not generating wealth.” http://inthesetimes.com/article/21332/mexico-capitalism-marketplace-alternative-currencies-pesos-economy-profit
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Inside Mexico’s Anti-Capitalist Marketplaces
How some Mexicans are using barter and alternative currencies to build an economy beyond profit.
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