- John Vidal, who wrote the article which made me discover Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS) and enticed me to write my report on this subject; many thanks for giving me a clue which enabled me to trace Siobhan Harpur
- Siobhan Harpur, the spokesperson for Manchester LETS who, despite being busy, kindly indicated to me whom I could approach to start my research
- Steven Knight, the person in charge of Manchester LETS' Small Business Network who introduced me to the logic of the systems and gave me precious information, including the names and phone numbers of various people involved with LETS, both locally and nationally; many thanks for providing me later on with up to date data
- Louise Bottomley, Tracy Czechowitz, Rob from Limited Resources, Otten and Skemp and John Wardle, the private and businesses -LETSers- of Manchester who kindly answered my questions on their membership
- Andy Rickford and Lyn Woolry, the members of Manchester scheme's core group who gave me information and statistics concerning the network
- Paul Felix, Michael Linton, Dee Orton and Angus Soutar from LETSgo Manchester whom I interviewed on this decisive project; special thanks to Michael Linton for supplying me with one copy of the LETSystem Design Manual that proved invaluable for my reflection on LETS and to Angus Soutar for sending me a fax with updated information on the project
- Liz Shepard from Letslink UK who answered my letters and sent me the LETS Info Pack and contact addresses
- My family and friends for their support and their understanding when I spent most of my days working on this report
- Last but not least, I would like to thank Mrs Chevaillier, the Head of the Langues Etrangeres Appliquees Department in Dijon for her efforts in organising and developing the Erasmus Exchange Programme which enabled me and several other students to spend one academic year abroad. I would recommend this experience to every student. Finally, I must say that the numerous practical details on British everyday life she is used to including in her lectures were very helpful when it came to feeling at home in a foreign environment.