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| image = Robin Upton.jpg | | image = Robin Upton.jpg | ||
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| − | | birth_date = 1970 | + | | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970|12|16}} |
| known_for = [[:category:Gift Economy | Gift Economy]], Altruistic Economics | | known_for = [[:category:Gift Economy | Gift Economy]], Altruistic Economics | ||
| residence = Dhaka, Bangladesh | | residence = Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| main_interests = economy, [[:category:economics | economics]], [[:category:gift economy | gift economy]] | | main_interests = economy, [[:category:economics | economics]], [[:category:gift economy | gift economy]] | ||
| website = http://www.RobinUpton.com | | website = http://www.RobinUpton.com | ||
| − | | description = Robin Upton trained as a mathematician before heading off to Bangladesh in 1998. | + | | description = After growing up in UK and Denmark, Robin Upton trained as a mathematician before heading off to Bangladesh in 1998. |
| − | After learning about the Ponzi | + | After learning about the Ponzi scheme nature of fiat currency, he has been working on an alternative since 2004. |
The decentralised accounting model, a form of mutual credit model, he called [http://altruists.org/ae Altruistic Economics]. | The decentralised accounting model, a form of mutual credit model, he called [http://altruists.org/ae Altruistic Economics]. | ||
| − | The computer network to implement it, he called [http://friend2friend.net Friend2Friend]. | + | The computer network to implement it, he called [http://friend2friend.net Friend2Friend]. He is now working on gift circles. |
A long time listener of the show, he took over the task as main host from [[Lyn Gerry]] in 2010. | A long time listener of the show, he took over the task as main host from [[Lyn Gerry]] in 2010. | ||
| + | | see also = * http://altruists.org Altruists International, which Robin started in 2001. | ||
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After growing up in UK and Denmark, Robin Upton trained as a mathematician before heading off to Bangladesh in 1998. After learning about the Ponzi scheme nature of fiat currency, he has been working on an alternative since 2004. The decentralised accounting model, a form of mutual credit model, he called Altruistic Economics. The computer network to implement it, he called Friend2Friend. He is now working on gift circles. A long time listener of the show, he took over the task as main host from Lyn Gerry in 2010. See Also
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