The end of money and the future of civilization / Thomas H. Greco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greco, Thomas H., 1936-2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--History.

Money.

History.

Banks and banking--History.

Banks and banking.

Finance--History.

Finance.

Power (Social sciences)--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., [2009]

Summary:

Like the proverbial fish that doesn't know what water is, we swim in an economy built on money that few of us comprehend. And what we don't know is hurting us. The End of Money and the Future of Civilization demystifies the subjects of money, banking, and finance by tracing historical landmarks and important evolutionary shifts that have changed the essential nature of money. Greco's masterful work lays out the problems and then looks to the future for the next stage in money's evolution that can liberate us from the current grip of centralized and politicized money power.

Greco provides specific design proposals and exchange-system architectures for local, regional, national, and global financial systems. He offers innovative strategies for their implementation and outlines actions that grassroots organizations, businesses, and governments will need to take to achieve success.

Contents:

1 My Purpose and My Journey 1

2 Mega-Crisis and Metamorphosis-Can Civilization Be Saved? 11

3 The Contest for Rulership-Two Opposing Philosophies 20

4 Central Banking and the Rise of the Money Power 29

5 The New World Order 41

6 Usury and the Engine of Destruction 49

7 The Nature and Cause of Inflation 61

8 The Separation of Money and State 76

9 The Evolution of Money-From Commodity Money to Credit Money 87

10 The Third Evolutionary Stage-The Emergence of Credit Clearing 101

11 Solving the Money Problem 109

12 Credit Clearing, the "UnMoney" 124

13 The State of the Alternative Exchange Movement 137

14 How Complementary Currencies Succeed or Fail 144

15 Commercial Trade Exchanges-Their Present Limitations and Potential Future 160

16 A Regional Economic Development Plan Based on Credit Clearing 171

17 The Next Big Thing in Business: A Complete Web-based Trading Platform 179

18 Organizational Forms and Structures for Local Self-Determination and Complementary Exchange 190

19 The Role of Governments in Establishing Economic and Financial Stability 205

20 Exchange, Finance, and the Store of Value 214.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-260) and index.

ISBN:

9781603580786

1603580786

OCLC:

262883164

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