Saber (sectoral currency)
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The Saber currency is a proposal of an educational sectoral currency
initially presented in Brazil
. It would be handed out by the ministry of education. The currency is given for free to pupils, who can use it to buy education from older pupils.
The currency propagates from lower grades to higher grades in schools and finally propagates to universities where it is used to buy education from the state. At this point it is collected and returned to the ministry.
The duration the currency remains valid is limited in order to encourage fast propagation of the currency, and ensure that the number of students arriving in any university doesn't exceed the capacity to handle them.
In poor countries educational currencies can make educational efforts more feasible.
Sectoral currency
A sectoral currency is a form of complementary currency that is restricted to a specific sector. Examples of sectoral currency are the Saber, which is restricted to the educational sector and thus can only be used to buy education and the Hureai kippu, which is restricted to the health care...
initially presented in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It would be handed out by the ministry of education. The currency is given for free to pupils, who can use it to buy education from older pupils.
The currency propagates from lower grades to higher grades in schools and finally propagates to universities where it is used to buy education from the state. At this point it is collected and returned to the ministry.
The duration the currency remains valid is limited in order to encourage fast propagation of the currency, and ensure that the number of students arriving in any university doesn't exceed the capacity to handle them.
In poor countries educational currencies can make educational efforts more feasible.