Journal of a Grassroots Economist

Journal of a Grassroots Economist

From Ireland (Meitheal) to Kenya (Mweria)

Global Parallels in Ancient Non-Monetary Resource Coordination Traditions

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Will Ruddick
Jun 13, 2024
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In the fields of ancient Ireland, neighbors gathered to harvest crops, build homes, and support each other in times of need. This tradition, known as Meitheal, reflects a universal human practice of pooling labor and resources for the collective good. Thousands of miles away in Kenya, the Mijikenda community practiced Mweria, a similar system of rotatio…

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