Bernard Lietaer

TheoristModern1942–2019· Belgian

Belgian central banker (co-architect of the ECU, the euro's predecessor) turned heterodox theorist. Spent four decades arguing that monoculture in money causes the same fragility as monoculture in nature, and that complementary regional currencies belong alongside national money. Author of Money and Sustainability, New Money for a New World, and the Terra TRC trade-reference proposal.

Key Ideas	Complementary currenciesmonetary ecologyTerra TRCyin/yang money
Links	Website Wikipedia

Works on Money2069

People Money: The Promise of Regional CurrenciesPractical guide and case studies of regional currencies (Chiemgauer, BerkShares, Brixton Pound, Palmas) with design principles.	Book
Money and Sustainability: The Missing LinkClub of Rome report applying ecosystem resilience theory to monetary systems, arguing monoculture is fragile and biodiversity essential.	Book
New Money for a New WorldOne of those rarest of rare books that can truly help change the course of humanity, revealing the secret liberating variable to empower rapid societal transformation — monetary redesign.	Book
Creating WealthGrowing loyal economies with local currencies.	Book
The Terra TRC White PaperPresents the Terra Trade Reference Currency, a demurrage-charged, commodity-backed complementary currency for global trade.	Whitepaper