Time Banks in the United Kingdom: An Examination of the Evolution

Rodrigo Perez-Vega; Cristina Miguel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_15

Time Banks in the United Kingdom: An Examination of the Evolution

Rodrigo Perez-Vega
, Cristina Miguel^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Time banks allow people to exchange and trade their skills; an hour for an hour. Today the United Kingdom (UK) has built a diverse ecosystem around times and skills sharing of both generic (e.g., TimeBanking UK, Communities Together) and specialist skills (e.g., Frontline19). This chapter defines the main characteristics and benefits of time banks. It also provides a typology of platforms that can be found in the UK based on the types of transactions and the types of assets being exchanged. The chapter analyses the evolution of time banks in the UK and how the COVID-19 pandemic has fostered the development of new initiatives. Finally, the chapter also includes a discussion of the attempts to measure the economic and social impact of time banks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Sharing Economy in Europe
Subtitle of host publication	Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	325-342
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-86897-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-86896-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_15
Publication status	Published - 21 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Sharing economy
Skill-sharing
Time bank platforms
Time banks
Time-swap
Timebanking

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