At Trueque Market, Mexico City residents swap used goods for fresh food
Kyle MacDonald sets a new standard for bartering, using online tools to turn a single paper clip into a house
If hard cash won’t cut it, an alternative currency might fit the bill
The Nakivale refugee camp breeds bustling exchange among ethnic groups
Students barter skills at Toronto’s new Trade School
Knock-off motorcycles that fill Haiti’s streets reveal an evolving relationship with China
One of the world’s preeminent counterfeiters recounts his creative origins
Complex sequences of trades help Cubans live where they want
Mobile money fuels a new wave of street trade in San Francisco
Mumbai’s night crew fend off a rodent tide
Chengdu’s street vendors hack their way through any problem
Residents of Cairo’s landfill community upcycle and trade the city’s refuse
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