I governi di tutto il mondo hanno dato il potere di creare denaro alle società private che conosciamo come banche. Oggi, oltre il 97% di tutto il denaro utilizzato da persone e imprese viene creato dalle banche quando fanno prestiti. Come scrive Martin Wolf, economista del Financial Times:
L'essenza del sistema monetario contemporaneo è la creazione di denaro, dal nulla, da parte delle banche private, spesso stupide prestiti.
Questo modo di creare denaro ha portato all'instabilità economica e alla crisi finanziaria. Ha prodotto i più alti livelli di debito personale e governativo, reso le case inaccessibili e guidato il comportamento a breve termine che sta distruggendo le imprese e gli ecosistemi, da cui dipendiamo.
Ma non deve essere così: possiamo cambiare il modo in cui viene creato il denaro. Modernising Money mostra come una legge britannica implementata nel 1844 possa essere aggiornata e combinata con le proposte di riforma della Grande Depressione. Le riforme combinate potrebbero fornire al Regno Unito e a qualsiasi altro paese - un sistema monetario e bancario stabile, livelli molto più bassi di debito personale e nazionale e un'economia fiorente.
Dettagliato, ma accessibile ai non economisti, Modernising Money è scritto per chiunque voglia sapere come creare un'economia al servizio delle persone, delle imprese, della società e dell'ambiente.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
"Money is a social invention, indeed among the most important of all social inventions. At present the right to create money has been handed over to the private businesses we call banks. But this is not the only way we could create money and, as recent experience suggests, it may be far from the best one. Read this book with an open mind and you will understand why."
- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
"Modernising Money is not just the clearest exposition of the monetary economy available today, it offers realistic and pragmatic responses to the most urgent challenge of our time: how to devise a financial system fit for purpose."
- --Prof Tim Jackson, author of 'Prosperity Without Growth: economics for a finite planet
"Modernising Money does a fine job of explaining the malfunctioning present banking system, and showing the clear institutional reforms necessary for a sound monetary system."
- Prof. Herman E Daly, author of "Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources"
"Modernising Money sets out the authors' solution to the banking quandary with great clarity. The solution, though far-reaching, is not treated as utopian but as a practical proposition: the transition from the present arrangements is dealt with in detail. The authors treats the question of how we might restructure money and banking in the context of a detailed knowledge of UK banking history, institutions and policy up to the present day, and there are examples from other banking systems as well. The book has much to offer, whether you agree with the authors' solution or not." - --Prof Vicky Chick, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University College London
"This 'must read, must act' book lucidly explains two thing: the urgent need for a simple reform of the money system to make it work more efficiently and fairly for all, and an accessible way for responsible citizens to make the reform happen." --James Robertson, author of "Future Money: Breakdown or Breakthrough?"
ANDREW JACKSON is a PhD candidate at the University of Surrey. He previously co-authored "Where does money come from? A guide to the UK monetary and banking system" with Josh Ryan-Collins, Tony Greenham and Richard Werner.
BEN DYSON is Head of Research at Positive Money. He has spent the last 5 years researching the current monetary system and understanding the impacts it has on the economy and society as a whole.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
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