La sorpresa de lo antiguo: Cómo la transición de una moneda local de digital a papel profundiza la concienciación monetaria

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https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2025.813.2895

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moneda local, crédito mutuo, silenciamiento monetario, conscienciación monetaria

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«Ahora que no sale del teléfono, ¿de dónde sale el dinero?» pregunta un miembro de Wazee Hukumbuka durante una de las reuniones comunitarias de la cooperativa de agricultores. Silas, un líder local conocedor de las monedas comunitarias, responde rápidamente. «Como Wazee Hukumbuka, pagas a los miembros por sus semillas a través de una especie de fondo cooperativo. De ahí viene el dinero. Es sólo que no eres consciente de ello». Poco después, los miembros discuten con entusiasmo actividades y bienes para incluir en las reglas de uso que rigen la creación de su dinero local: recolección de desechos y reciclaje en fertilizantes, la producción miel de un miembro, el trabajo de arar y desherbar los campos. Se han dado cuenta de que el soporte en que se emite su moneda local da forma al espacio social, político y material en el que viven. A partir de material empírico generado a través de entrevistas individuales y grupales, así como de la participación etnográfica, el artículo analiza el proceso de aprendizaje monetario iniciado por la transición de lo digital al papel de una moneda comunitaria en Aboke, zona rural de Kenia. Inspirándose en la Pedagogía del oprimido de Paolo Freire, el artículo desarrolla el concepto de «concientización monetaria» como el proceso que expande la agencia de los usuarios del dinero. En Aboke, la concientización monetaria fue provocada por la transparencia de las viejas tecnologías, que visualizaban a los usuarios del dinero cómo relacionarse políticamente con el dinero como emisores de dinero.

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2025-10-17

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Barinaga, E. (2025). La sorpresa de lo antiguo: Cómo la transición de una moneda local de digital a papel profundiza la concienciación monetaria. Arbor, 201(813), 2895. https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2025.813.2895

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