When cash is scarce, such scrip is readily accepted by tradesmen.

ECONOMIST: The euro

Bankrupt regional governments started to pay their workers in scrip, such as the patacones issued by Buenos Aires Province.

ECONOMIST: Leaving the euro

There is little evidence of widespread scrip use (or any, for that matter) in the area around New Orleans since it was slammed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last fall.

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