What is the role of crypto-currencies in an alternative economic system?

Essay : What is the role of crypto-currencies in an alternative economic system, and does this support ‘green growth’?


This is an essay I've written for the EV7104 Environmental Politics and Economics module at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Comment below.
 


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