Production of Money

What is money, where does it come from, and who controls it?

In this accessible, brilliantly argued book, leading political economist Ann Pettifor explains in straightforward terms history’s most misunderstood invention: the money system. Pettifor argues that democracies can, and indeed must, reclaim control over money production and restrain the out-of-control finance sector so that it serves the interests of society, as well as the needs of the ecosystem.

The Production of Money examines and assesses popular alternative debates on, and innovations in, money, such as “green QE” and “helicopter money.” She sets out the possibility of linking the money in our pockets (or on our smartphones) to the improvements we want to see in the world around us.

Ce este banul, de unde provin si cine ii controleaza? In aceasta carte accesibila, stralucit argumentata, principalul economist politic Ann Pettifor explica in termeni simpli cea mai neinteleasa inventie a istoriei: sistemul monetar. Pettifor sustine ca democratiile pot, si intr-adevar trebuie, sa revendice controlul asupra productiei de bani si sa restrictioneze sectorul financiar care nu poate fi controlat astfel incat sa serveasca interesele societatii, precum si nevoile ecosistemului. dezbateri alternative populare despre bani si inovatii in materie de bani, cum ar fi „QE verde” si „bani pentru elicoptere”. Ea stabileste posibilitatea de a lega banii din buzunarele noastre (sau de pe smartphone-urile noastre) de imbunatatirile pe care vrem sa le vedem in lumea din jurul nostru.