The original doctrine of anarchism is still by far the dominant element in eco-anarchism only it has evolved to fit the ecological interests of its advocates. I believe that LETSystems shares many of the characteristics with social ecology, regionalism, and ecocommunalism in practice. These models advocate mutual development of humans potential while respecting the non-human world. Social ecology advocate Murray Bookchin argues for a better world where the principles of ecology and anarchism are one. Much of the activity in LETS fits these optimistic models, being a system built on cooperation and community responsibility rather conventional hierarchical forms of government.
Hierarchy provides the dominant forces with a legitimised power and a sense of control.
The ecoanarchist model is non-hierarchical, decentralised, and self governing. I believe this has contributed to the fact that LETSystems have flourished in Australia. The basis of this is opposition to all forms of social domination of the human and non human world. Ecosocialists concentrate on capitalism as the main force behind environmental degradation whereas social ecologists see capitalism as a subset of the greater problem, imposed social hierarchy. Social ecologists do not see the domination of nature as a necessary price of human freedom but seek its freedom from humanity retaking its place in nature.