Bibliograph

Debt or democracy, public money for sustainability and social justice, Mary Mellor

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Debt or democracy, public money for sustainability and social justice, Mary Mellor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Debt or democracy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

929917081

Responsibility statement

Mary Mellor

Sub title

public money for sustainability and social justice

Summary

"Debt or Democracy explodes the myths behind modern money. It challenges the neoliberal obsession with public debt and deficit, arguing that a much more serious problem is the privatised creation of money through bank debt that leads to boom and bust. Far from being a burden on the taxpayer, Mary Mellor argues that public money and public expenditure is necessary for economic well-being. Arguing that money is a public resource that should be under democratic control, Debt or Democracy directly challenges conventional economic thinking and presents a radical alternative for socially just and ecologically sustainable provisioning."--Publisher's Web site

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The privatisation of money and the politics of austerity -- Money for sustainability, sufficiency and social justice -- Provisioning through public money -- Misunderstanding public money : four myths and a confusion -- Janus-faced : the central bank -- Understanding public money -- Public money : beyond the borders -- Conclusion : crisis and change

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