Diana Finch
Author of Value Beyond Money
A highly readable book about alternatives to our economic system
Does money measure the value of things in any meaningful way? Does it function as a neutral tool to help us live better lives? Or does it measure the destruction of value, and act as a manipulative tool to enlist us all as agents of that destruction?
The story of the Bristol Pound
Based on interviews with founders, staff and collaborators, Value Beyond Money takes the reader on a journey through the world's most famous local currency experiment.
Counting things that matter
Things of intrinsic value, like kindness, biodiversity and world peace, are difficult to count. And even if we create tokens to count them, those values cannot be restated as money.
Imagining a global commons
What are the building blocks for a commons-based economy? Money is not appropriate, as it is based on concepts like private ownership, which cannot apply to a commons.
About Diana Finch
Former Managing Director of the Bristol Pound
Diana Finch started her career in bookkeeping and designing accounting systems. When her children were small, she volunteered in community development work, and found it so fulfilling, she decided to work mainly in the non-profit sector from then on.
After 17 years in senior leadership roles in charities, Diana was feeling jaded - no matter how much effort the charities she worked for put in, she was constantly aware that upstream, the system was creating more damage.
Then one day, she saw the role of Managing Director for the Bristol Pound advertised, and her journey into alternative economics began.
Diana lives in Bristol. She has two adult daughters and enjoys dancing in her spare time.
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