Dr Lee Gregory is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Social Sciences. He co-founded and co-facilitates Time4Research, is an associate member of CHASM based at the University of Birmingham and co-ordinates the Welfare Futures research group. His research interests are in poverty and asset-based welfare, youth policy, welfare ideology and alternative forms of welfare provision.

"A must-read for anyone interested in the topic as it helps to better understand the discursive nature of time." - Journal of Social Policy "This accessible and well-structured book shows in a contemporary manner how using time as a resource can provide a way forward for social policy." Colin Williams, Sheffield University

• Introduction;Austerity and its alternatives;Time for an alternative;Time banking;Repositioning time bank theory;Resistance or resilience?;Conclusion.

Dr Lee Gregory is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Social Sciences. He co-founded and co-facilitates Time4Research, is an associate member of CHASM based at the University of Birmingham and co-ordinates the Welfare Futures research group. His research interests are in poverty and asset-based welfare, youth policy, welfare ideology and alternative forms of welfare provision.

"A must-read for anyone interested in the topic as it helps to better understand the discursive nature of time." - Journal of Social Policy "This accessible and well-structured book shows in a contemporary manner how using time as a resource can provide a way forward for social policy." Colin Williams, Sheffield University

• Introduction;Austerity and its alternatives;Time for an alternative;Time banking;Repositioning time bank theory;Resistance or resilience?;Conclusion.

Dr Lee Gregory is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Social Sciences. He co-founded and co-facilitates Time4Research, is an associate member of CHASM based at the University of Birmingham and co-ordinates the Welfare Futures research group. His research interests are in poverty and asset-based welfare, youth policy, welfare ideology and alternative forms of welfare provision.

"A must-read for anyone interested in the topic as it helps to better understand the discursive nature of time." - Journal of Social Policy "This accessible and well-structured book shows in a contemporary manner how using time as a resource can provide a way forward for social policy." Colin Williams, Sheffield University

• Introduction;Austerity and its alternatives;Time for an alternative;Time banking;Repositioning time bank theory;Resistance or resilience?;Conclusion.