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| description = Robin Upton trained as a mathematician before heading off to Bangladesh in 1998.
 
| description = 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.
 
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],
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The decentralised accounting model, a form of mutual credit model, he called [http://altruists.org/ae Altruistic Economics].
and the computer network to implement it [http://friend2friend.net Friend2Friend].
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The computer network to implement it, he called [http://friend2friend.net Friend2Friend].
A long time listener of the show, he took over editing it from [[Lyn Gerry]] in 2010.
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A long time listener of the show, he took over the task of host from [[Lyn Gerry]] in 2010.
 
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Robin Upton
Born 1970
Residence Dhaka, Bangladesh
Known for Gift Economy, Altruistic Economics
Main interests economy, economics, gift economy

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.

A long time listener of the show, he took over the task of host from Lyn Gerry in 2010.

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