Alternative Currencies: A critical approach.

Book Review

Abstract

This text is a review of Louis Larue's book, Alternative Currencies: A Critical Approach (2025). The introduction presents the book's main argument and later evaluates it by addressing its five analytical chapters. First, the review suggests why the author chose "alternative" currencies as the focus of his analysis. Then, it acknowledges the value of the author's critique of the analogies connecting money and sustainability that inspired the complementary currency field. Finally, the review notes the varying analytical rigor observed in the chapters, particularly in the chapter on cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies.