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initiative had thus come to offer alternative ways of
improving the barterers' quality of life. A semiformal
system had developed so that the people engaged in
barter had organized themselves to co-ordinate their
efforts, to train themselves and to provide forms of
marketing services. At the same time barter questioned
essential paradigms of traditional development
practices, such as economic growth. The
process had developed extensively in Argentina,
and had proved to be so successful that it was being
adopted, albeit on a smaller scale, in other countries
in the region.
Ms Agostino's paper elicited an interesting discussion
from a large audience, particularly with
regard to her views on the adaptability of the system
in South Africa. Stefan Treurnicht of the Department
of Development Administration, thanked her on the
behalf of UCLAS.
Two UCLAS Research Fellows Ana Agostino (left)
and Elna de Beer
not necessarily unemployed, had found that when
they had goods or services which others needed and
who themselves had something to exchange, they
were able to make passable livings from the process
in a central barter marketing process. The barter
HEAD OF THE CENTRE VISITS NAMIBIA
The head of the Centre, Ze lia Campbell, visited
Namibia from 3 to 7 April this year, as the guest of
the Brazilian Ambassador in Windhoek, His Excellency
Mr Orlando Galveà as Oliveira, and the Rector of
the University of Namibia, Professor Peter Katjavivi.
While in Namibia Mrs Campbell and Prof Katjavivi
discussed inter-university co-operation between Brazilian
universities and the University of Namibia. She
Presentation on Global Barter Network: From left to right Ð Mr Treurnicht, Prof Fourie, Ana Agostino (speaker), HE the
Ambassador of Uruguay, He Mr Aldabalde and Prof Peter Stewart
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