Debt or democracy : public money for sustainability and social justice / Mary Mellor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mellor, Mary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debts, Public--Great Britain.

Debts, Public.

Finance, Public--Great Britain.

Finance, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2016.

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 3, 2017).

ISBN:

9781783717187

1783717181

9781783717170

1783717173

OCLC:

932015671